Don't bail; the best pieces of gold are at the bottom of the barrel of crap.

it make no sense to talk about rights without also talking about responsibilities

You will need to find your passion. Don't give up on finding it because then all you're doing is waiting for the Reaper.

People lie for lots of reasons, often because it seems like a way to get what they want with less effort.

The key question to keep asking is, Are you spending your time on the right things? Because time is all you have.

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. Coach Graham worked in a no-coddling zone. Self-esteem? He knew there was really only one way to teach kids how to develop it: You give them something they can't do, they work hard until they find they can do it, and you just keep repeating the process.

We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand. If I don’t seem as depressed or morose as I should be, sorry to disappoint you.