“A journey should never be judged by the destination or mode of transportation. It should be judged by the friends who accompany us on the trip.”

“poverty in a family of twelve children.”

“You don't begin to live, until you've lost everything... I've lost everything three or four times. A perfect place to start.”

“When we can learn from our own problems, we begin to deal with life. When we can learn from other people’s problems, we begin to master life.”

“In order to be truly happy in the largest sense of that word, we must have something to do, someone to love, and something to look forward to.”

“Our family is involved in our life’s journey long before we are born and long after we die. Some of our family is connected by blood and others only by love.”

“great legacy starts with a great life, and every great life starts with a great plan.”

“Happiness is often elusive and fleeting. There are three elements that, when combined, always result in happiness. Like a three-legged stool, they work in tandem. Any two of the three”

“... sometimes in life, you either laugh or you cry. And I prefer to laugh.”

“Anything good, honorable, and desirable in life is based on love. Anything bad or evil is simply life without the love involved.”

“We have become a society of people that loves to blame someone else for our condition.”

“Somehow love from the past can be felt in the present and accompany us on our journey into the future.”

“Integrity is doing the right thing, even if no one is watching.”

“A journey may be long or short, but it must start at the very spot one finds oneself.”

“In the end, a person is only know by the impact he or she has on others. The Gift of Work: He who loves his work never labors. The Gift of Money: Money is nothing more than a tool. It can be a force for good, a force for evil, or simple be idle. The Gift of Friends: It is a wealthy person, indeed, who calculates riches not in gold but in friends. The Gift of Learning: Education is a lifelong journey whose destination expands as you travel. The desire and hunger for education is the key to real learning. The Gift of Problems: Problems can only be avoided by exercising good judgment. Good judgment can only be gained by experiencing life's problems. The Gift of Family: Some people are born into wonderful families. Others have to find or create them. Being a member of a family is a priceless privilege which costs nothing but love. The Gift of Laughter: Laughter is good medicine for the soul. Our world is desperately in need of more such medicine. The Gift of Dreams: Faith is all that dreamers need to see into the future. The Gift of Giving: The only way you can truly get more out of life for yourself is to give part of yourself away. One of the key principles in giving, is that the gift must be yours to give-either something you earned or created or maybe, simply, part of yourself. The Gift of Gratitude: In those times when we yearn to have more in our lives, we should dwell on the things we already have. In doing so, we will often find that our lives are already full to overflowing. The Golden List: Every morning before getting up visualize a golden tablet on which is written ten things in your life you are especially thankful for. The Gift of a Day: Life at its essence boils down to one day at a time. Today is the Day! If we can learn how to live one day to its fullest, our lives will be rich and meaningful. The Gift of Love: Love is a treasure for which we can never pay. The only way we keep it is to give it away. The Ultimate Gift: In the end, life lived to its fullest is its own ultimate gift.”