In spite of all that doctors know, and their studies never end, the best cure of all when spirits fall is a kind note from a friend.

Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts.

Passion is momentary love is enduring.

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

Just do the best you can. No one can do more than that.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.

Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.

It's what you learn after you know it all that counts.

Winning takes talent; to repeat takes character.

Happiness will never invite you to the party. Happiness simply comes down to a choice to show up each and every day on the world with passion, purpose, place and meaning.

I just wished they'd see Mari, their daughter. I wished they saw how much I liked art and how much I didn't want to dedicate my life to something I wasn't passionate about.

If you haven't fall in love yet...you haven't experienced true pain and happiness.

Two similar faces, neither of which alone causes laughter, use laughter when they are together, by their resemblance.

Becoming a culturally intelligent innovators starts with something as basic as exercising self-control.

Fear is a negative thought in your mind. Supplant it with a constructive thought. Fear has killed millions. Confidence is greater than fear. Nothing is more powerful than faith in God and the good.

Even on the darkest night, my friend, life will have its way.

I came to the US as an immigrant and I recall vividly those first few years in California, the brief time we spent on welfare, and the difficult task of assimilating into a new culture.

I have a wife and anything. That's the arrangement we have. I have a wife, and she's cool. And also I have anything I want.

Family life is a bit like a runny peach pie - not perfect but who's complaining?