“You need to be aware of what others are doing, applaud their efforts, acknowledge their successes, and encourage them in their pursuits. When we all help one another, everybody wins.”

“If we are not allowed to deal with small problems, we will be destroyed by slightly larger ones. When we come to understand this, we live our lives not avoiding problems, but welcoming them them as challenges that will strengthen us so that we can be victorious in the future.”

“Integrity is doing the right thing, even if no one is watching.”

“In the end, a person is only known by the impact he or she has on others.”

“A journey may be long or short, but it must start at the very spot one finds oneself.”

“... sometimes in life, you either laugh or you cry. And I prefer to laugh.”

“You don't begin to live, until you've lost everything... I've lost everything three or four times. A perfect place to start.”