People are more important than things.

Everyone has to contribute to the common good. To not do so can be described in one word: selfish.

The person who failed often knows how to avoid future failures. The person who knows only success can be more oblivious to all the pitfalls.

To be cliché, death is a part of life and it's going to happen to all of us. I have the blessing of getting a little bit of advance notice and I am able to optimize my use of time down the home stretch.

I feel like I'm waiting on something that isn't going to happen Don't complain; just work harder.

I'm dying, and I'm having fun.

Give yourself permission to dream. Fuel your kids' dreams too. Once in a while, that might even mean letting them stay up past their bedtimes.