“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.”

There are friends, there is family, and then there are friends that become family.

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

“When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen you may learn something new.”

Live your best, and act your best, and think your best each day, for there may be no tomorrows.

“The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires change of heart.”

“Accept no one’s definition of your life; define yourself.”

“I don’t want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.” 

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.

“A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down.”

“There are certain people who make the world a better place just by being in it. You are one of those people. I love you my friend.”

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

“Sometimes life doesn’t give you what you want, not because you don’t deserve it, but because you deserve so much more.”