“Ideas without action are like beautifully gift wrapped boxes with nothing inside.”

“When someone is nasty or treats you poorly, don't take it personally. It says nothing about you, but a lot about them.”

“The world has enough beautiful mountains and meadows, spectacular skies and serene lakes. It has enough lush forests, flowered fields and sandy beaches. It has plenty of stars and the promise of a new sunrise and sunset every day. What the world needs more of is people to appreciate and enjoy it.”

“On a practical level, there are two vital steps to ethical behavior:knowing what is right and doing it.”

“To the barefoot man, happiness is a pair of shoes. To the man with old shoes, it's a pair of new shoes. To the man with new shoes, it's stylish shoes. And of course, the fellow with no feet would be happy to be barefoot. Measure your life by what you have not by what you don't.”

“Don't do anything today that will darken tomorrow.”

“The choices you make in life will make your life.”