Whatever you really want, wants don't get met consistently, standards do.

Pain is part of life. Suffering is an option.

Determination and persistence are melded together. Their basis comes from people who stay hungry and don`t allow themselves to get too comfortable. Entering a comfort zone is the fastest way to kill your drive and determination, at which point you begin to accept whatever you have as being "good enough." There is no self-esteem in accepting the status quo. There are tremendous emotional and psychological rewards that come with pushing yourself to break through past limits and, in the process, creating something of value for yourself and others.

Never laugh at anyone's dream. People who don't have dreams don't have much.

People who focus on what they can't control are usually depressed, frustrated, angry, overwhelmed and lost. Sure, there's no way to look at the world and say it's fair, even or just.

Energy is not only the basis of our existence, it is the fuel that makes everything in our lives real and possible.

Problems are spiritual lessons from God-spiritual lessons to be learned.