A lot of people want a shortcut. I find the best shortcut is the long way, which is basically two words: work hard.
Never, ever underestimate the importance of having fun.
If I could only give three words of advice, they would be, ‘Tell the truth.’ If I got three more words, I’d add: ‘All the time.’
The questions are always more important than the answers.
No matter how bad things are, you can always make things worse. At the same time, it is often within your power to make them better.
Sometimes you can’t pay it back, so you just have to pay it forward.
There’s a limit to how many times you can read how great you are and what an inspiration you are, but I’m not there yet.
We keep what is valuable to us, what we cherish.
No job is beneath you. You ought to be thrilled you got a job in the mailroom And when you get there, here’s what you do: Be really great at sorting mail.
We don’t beat the Reaper by living longer. We beat the Reaper by living well.
Never lose the child like wonder. It’s just too important. It’s what drives us. Help others.
Find the best in everybody. Just keep waiting no matter how long it takes. No one is all evil. Everybody has a good side, just keep waiting, it will come out.
Go out and do for others what somebody did for you.
A good apology is like an antibiotic, a bad apology is like rubbing salt in the wound.
Too many people go through life complaining about their problems. I’ve always believed that if you took one tenth the enrgy you put into complaining and applied it to solving the problem, you’d be surprised by how well things can work out.
A parent’s job is to encourage kids to develop a joy for life and a great urge to follow their own dreams. The best we can do is to help thm develop a personal set of tools for the task.
You just have to decide if you’re a Tigger or an Eeyore.
Never underestimate the importance of having fun. I’m dying and I’m having fun. And I’m going to keep having fun every day because there’s no other way to play it.
Develop a good filing system.
Often think of the worst-case scenario, the “Eaten By Wolves” factor.