Brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls aren't there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to show us how badly we want things.

Read at least one book a month. This is self-serving, obviously. It's a proven fact that people who read buy more books than people who don't read. In truth, I wish you'd read ten books a month, or at least buy that many.

A lot of people want a shortcut. I find the best shortcut is the long way, which is basically two words: work hard.

Most people who have told a lie think they got away with it … when in fact, they didn’t

The number one goal of teachers should be to help students learn how to learn.

No matter how bad things are, you can always make things worse.

There's a lot of talk these days about giving children self-esteem. It's not something you can give; it's something they have to build.