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

ON CHILDREN

“Outer beauty attracts, but inner beauty captivates.”

Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.

“Every life has a measure of sorrow, and sometimes this is what awakens us.”

“If you want to find out who your real friends are, sink the ship. The first ones to jump aren’t your friends.”

“Good friends are like stars. You don’t always see them, but you know they’re always there.”

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

It’s not about where you come from it’s about where you’re going

Understand that consistency is essential; nothing is achieved without it.

“Dignity is not negotiable. Dignity is the honor of the family.”

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