“Good for you and be proud of yourself because you have your priorities in order. Be proud of yourself if you are responsible, reliable, persistent, and take your job and education seriously.”

“If you want to be proud of yourself, you have got to do things you can be proud of.”

“If you want to be proud of yourself, then do things in which you can take pride”

“Pretend you are foolish to the foolish, and be yourself when you are alone or with others like you, because if you take the foolish seriously as your friend, you might be a fool yourself.”

“Leaders are not born that way…they are developed through their experiences and their internal work. What good is an opinion where you don’t have a responsibility? Leadership is practiced in attitude and actions … and results in inspiring achievement. Don’t take yourself too seriously but do take your work seriously.”

“You need to be proud of the fact that you survived everything you went through as a child. Don't seperate yourself from that life. Embrace it, because I'm so fucking proud of you.”