“The greatest gift you ever give is your honest self.”

“Being able to resolve conflicts peacefully is one of the greatest strengths we can give our children.”

“Try your best to make goodness attractive. That's one of the toughest assignments you'll ever be given.”

“Often out of periods of losing come the greatest strivings toward a new winning streak.”

“I'm proud of you for the times you came in second, or third, or fourth, but what you did was the best you have ever done”

“A young apprentice applied to a master carpenter for a job. The older man asked him, "Do you know your trade?" "Yes, sir!" the young man replied proudly. "Have you ever made a mistake?" the older man inquired. "No, sir!" the young man answered, feeling certain he would get the job. "Then there's no way I'm going to hire you," said the master carpenter, "because when you make one, you won't know how to fix it.”

“I believe that at the center of the universe there dwells a loving spirit who longs for all that’s best in all of creation, a spirit who knows the great potential of each planet as well as each person, and little by little will love us into being more than we ever dreamed possible. That loving spirit would rather die than give up on any one of us.”