When you tell a lie, everything that you say in the future may be treated as suspect.

Moral character is the DNA of success and happiness.

When you master the basics, and execute them well, there’s no need to worry about the score.

Courageous people know that saying ‘no’ to one idea enables them to say ‘yes’ to another.

Real leaders focus resources in areas that provide the greatest opportunity rather than making across-the-board decisions.

Fair-minded people earn the respect of their colleagues rather than demanding it.

Courageous people know that old ways of doing things shouldn’t stand in the way of a better solution.

Courageous people run toward the problem rather than away from it.

When you compete against yourself, you both win.

Sadly, some folks don’t live . . . they merely exist.

Trust takes a long time to develop, but can be lost in the blink of an eye.

Better to be slapped with the truth than kissed with a lie.

The smile of the morning doesn't judge the day.

This rock thing got in the way of my teaching career.

It is better to be true to what you believe, though that be wrong, than to be false to what you believe, even if that belief is correct.

Jazz stands for freedom.

It made her think about how she couldn't believe how big the universe was, but how small it was for her.

Goals are not dreamy, pie-in-the-sky ideals. They have every day practical applications and they should be practical.

For me, acting is doing.

Sometimes we have to prove to others we're strong even where we're not.

Do not wait for anybody or anything. Do whatever you can. Build your hope on none.