“The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.”

“Get excited and enthusiastic about your own dream. This excitement is like a forest fire – you can smell it, taste it, and see it from a mile away.”

“There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them”

“If you believe you can, you probably can. If you believe you won't, you most assuredly won't. Belief is the ignition switch that gets you off the launching pad.”

“You must learn from your past mistakes, but not lean on your past successes.”

“Chase your passion, not your pension.”

“Virtually nothing on earth can stop a person with a positive attitude who has his goal clearly in sight.”