Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you.

A friend is one who joyfully sings with you when you are on the mountaintop, and silently walks beside you through the valley.

Christmas can be the end of emptiness and waywardness; The beginning of happiness and purposefulness.

Better to master one mountain than a thousand foothills.

Opportunity is often difficult to recognize; we usually expect it to beckon us with beepers and billboards.

A second-class is a first-class mistake.

Enthusiasm is the match that lights the candle of achievement.