What if the Secret to Success is Failure?.

People high in conscientiousness get better grades in high school and college; they commit fewer crimes; and they stay married longer.

If kids've been overprotected from failure in childhood, they get out into the world and they really get thrown off.

Optimists, by contrast, look for specific, limited, short-term explanations for bad events, and as a result, in the face of a setback, they’re more likely to pick themselves up and try again.

And in most highly academic environments in the United States, no one fails anything.

Live each day like it’s your best.

I don't think our pro offense would work at the college level.

Why is it taking so long to believe that if we hurt Nature, we hurt ourselves?

I endeavor to be wise when I cannot be merry, easy when I cannot be glad, content with what cannot be mended, and patient when there be no redress.

Where you now stand is a result of thoughts and feelings that you have offered before, but where you are going is a result of your perspective of where you now stand.

And my dad wanted me to play the trumpet because that's what he liked. His idol was Louis Armstrong. My dad thought my teeth came together in a way that was perfect for playing the trumpet.

You shouldn't ask why do you wear a hat? What you really should be asking is why are you not? How can a look be complete without a hat?

The individual source of the statistics may easily be the weakest link.

I don't pay attention to sales because it's not about that for me. It's about the music. Music is all I have.

I used to drink wine. This girl asked me, "Doesn't wine give you a headache?" "Yeah, eventually, but the first and the middle part are amazing!"