Understand that all emotions serve you. Those you once thought of as negative emotions are merely calls to action. For example, if you feel frustrated it means that you believe things could be better, and they're not. This is a call to action telling you there's something you must do to make this better now. This "negative" emotion is actually a gift if you use it effectively.

More than anything else, I believe it's our decisions, not the conditions of our lives that determine our destiny.

If you are going to succeed, you must deal with what caused you to fail

I still love coming home, but home is where the heart is. I take those whom I love most with me. That's my number one. My number two is being ready.

If you ever hear yourself or anyone you care about starting to express the belief that a problem is permanent, it’s time to immediately shake that person loose. No matter what happens in your life, you’ve got to be able to believe, 'This, too, shall pass,' and that if you keep persisting, you’ll find a way.

We're emotionally unfit. We expect things to be given to us that other generations had to earn. We think we're supposed to get homes with no money down and be supported by the government if we're unemployed.

If you question anything enough, you'll begin to doubt it.