What you want most out of life is the thing you have to give the most of

I don't see the women as a problem. The women are doing all they can do. They're heading up households; they're single parents; they're breadwinners; they're the 'mamas,' they're the 'daddies,' they're the 'uncles.' They take the kids to school; they take them to doctors, you know? They take them to games. I see it all the time.

My father instilled in me to take care of my family. Show up even when you don't want to show up.

What you want most out of life is the thing you have to give the most of

The most successful people in this world recognize that taking chances to get what they want is much more productive than sitting around being too scared to take a shot.

All I'm telling you to do is to be smart about it. Know that if this man isn't looking for a serious relationship, you're not going to change his mind just because you two are going on dates and being intimate. You could be the most perfect woman on the Lord's green earth-you're capable of interesting conversation, you cook a mean breakfast, you hand out backrubs like sandwiches, you're independent (which means, to him, that you're not going to be in his pockets)-but if he's not ready for a serious relationship, he going to treat you like sports fish.

I was raised by a mother who was a Sunday school teacher and a father who worked hard. Together they taught me to give back.