But you always fall for somebody else and then it's all right. Fall for them but don't let them ruin you.

If something is wrong, fix it now. But train yourself not to worry, worry fixes nothing.

Before you react, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you criticize, wait. Before you quit, try.

The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too.

Critics are men who watch a battle from a high place then come down and shoot the survivors.

Worry a little bit every day and in a lifetime you will lose a couple of years. If something is wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself not to worry: Worry never fixes anything.

Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.

The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.

The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.

I drink to make other people more interesting.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.

Life happens

Knowledge and engagement are a powerful antidote to forces that often work against our kids being healthy.

Opportunity does not knock, it presents itself when you beat down the door.

I've always had way too much energy so I'm always looking for new things to do to channel that energy.

I would never want to hurt anyone by writing a book.

Why do we 'drive' on a 'parkway' but 'park' at a 'strip club'?

There's an older generation that feels like they know what the future should be. And then there's your generation that may have an idea of what the future should be, but that could evolve.

Pursuits become habits.

Bob Beaudine challenges you to think differently. His unique approach to life and business has helped elevate many careers.

At one time if you were a black writer you had to be one of the best writers in the world to be published. You had to be great. Now you can be good. Mediocre. And that's good.