In this knowledge-worker age, it's now increasingly tied to doing well in school so you can get into better grad schools so you can get better jobs - so the pressure to do well is really high.

Life is a mission, not a career.

Stop setting goals. Goals are pure fantasy unless you have a specific plan to achieve them.

Everyone has values; even criminal gangs have values. Values govern people's behavior but principles govern the consequences of those behaviors.

Vital to quality of life is the ability to work together, learn from each other, and help each other grow.

Leadership is a choice, not a position

Those who get the most out of life and those who give the most are those who make the choice to act.