“A friend who understands your tears is much more valuable than a lot of friends who only know your smile.”

“Why don’t you focus on where you’re going and less on where you came from?”

“You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.”

“What we all have in common is an appreciation of kindness and compassion; all the religions have this. Love. We all lean towards love.”

“We must understand that sadness is an ocean, and sometimes we drown, while other days we are forced to swim.”

The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life.

“If it’s important you’ll find a way. If it’s not, you’ll find an excuse.”

“Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.”

Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do. (Pele)

Not in doing what you like, but in liking what you do is the secret of happiness

We have Three types of Friends in Life. Friends for a Reason. Friends for a Season and Friends for a Lifetime

The magic thing about home is that it feels good to leave, and it feels even better to come back.