“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.”

“I finally know that joy does not come from avoiding a problem or having someone else deal with it for you. Joy comes from overcoming a problem or simply learning to live with it while being joyful.”

“In life’s journey, the things we keep we eventually lose, while the things we give away, we always have.”

“Pursue your dreams as if you will live forever, and consider your legacy as if this will be your final day.”

“Love is a treasure for which we can never pay. The only way we keep it is to give it away.”

“experience, and most of those experiences are painful and costly. If you can learn from someone else’s pain and expense, you are a wise person, indeed. I would encourage you to read this book, cover-to-cover, but also keep it as a reference text using the sections and individual columns as a resource you can revisit as your life journey calls for specific wisdom. It is my hope that this is not a one-time encounter that you and I are having. My hope is, in the coming months and years as you travel toward your own personal”

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

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

“Problems can only be avoided by exercising good judgment. Good judgment can only be gained by experiencing life’s problems.”

“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.”

“Showing Respect Is not Slavery...and Must Be Taught”

“the desire and hunger for education is the key to real learning.”

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

“Every day is a gift because it can either be the first day of the rest of our life or be our last day here on earth.”

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