Instead of trying to blend in and be like everyone else, be proud of and celebrate your unique differences and qualities. A fruit salad is delicious precisely because each fruit maintains its own flavor.

You can usually tell when a couple becomes centered on each other because they are forever breaking up and getting back together.

Education must be a lifelong pursuit. The person who doesn't read is not better off than the person who can't.

All the events of your past have formed a lens, or paradigm, through which you see the world. And since no one's past is exactly like anyone else's, no two people see alike.

If you're planning on dropping out of high school, prepare yourself for the future by repeating aloud each day: 'I'm looking forward to low-paying jobs for the rest of my life.'

It's especially hard to admit that you made a mistake to your parents, because, of course, you know so much more than they do.

Don't let your pride or a lack of courage stand in the way of saying you're sorry to people you may have offended.