Authors by the hundreds can tell you stories by the thousands of those rejection slips before they found a publisher who was willing to 'gamble' on an unknown.

Keep trying. It's only from the valley that the mountain seems high.

If you treat your wife like a thoroughbred, you'll never end up with a nag.

If you will be hard on yourself, life will be easy on you. But if you insist upon being easy on yourself, life is going to be very hard on you.

To raise positive kids, we as parents must identify the qualities necessary for success, convince our children that they have the potential for success, and show them how to stake their claims in life.

Don't let someone who gave up on their dreams talk you out of going after yours.

Among the things you can give and still keep are your word, a smile, and a grateful heart.