Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.

When you give directives to a child, especially a teenager, you must consider the nature of your child.

Take one cup of love, two cups of loyalty, three cups of forgiveness, four quarts of faith and one barrel of laughter. Take love and loyalty and mix them thoroughly with faith; blend with tenderness, kindness and understanding. Add friendship and hope. Sprinkle abundantly with laughter. Bake it with sunshine. Wrap it regularly with lots of hugs. Serve generous helpings daily.

You must first put something into your life before you can get something out of it.

If you go out looking for friends, they'll be scarce. If you go out looking to be one, you'll have all the friends you need.

The message is clear. It is not what is happening 'out there.' It is what is happening between your ears. It's your attitude that counts.

Failure is often the line of least persistence.