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.'

Make as many friends as you can, but don't build your life on them alone. It's an unstable foundation.

My dad told me that when I was born my cheeks were so fat the doctors didn't know which end to spank.

The average teen today spends about 35 hours a week in front of a screen of some kind: iPod, movie, TV, video. And a lot of it is good, but a lot of it's not. And so I think you've got that five hours a day of media coming into your kid's head that's creating a lot of havoc out there.

Honesty is a principle. Service is a principle. Love is a principle. Hard work is a principle. Respect, gratitude, moderation, fairness, integrity, loyalty, and responsibility are principles. There are dozens and dozens more. They are not hard to identify. Just as a compass always points to true north, your heart will recognize true principles.

Depending on what they are, our habits will either make us or break us. We become what we repeatedly do.

Honesty is always the best policy, even when it's not the trend.