Failure only happens when you lose your willpower to continue trying...If we let the obstacles get the best of us then it was our choice to fail, not fate.

Don't be in a hurry to achieve your dreams. Take a day to play with your kids and relax - your dreams will still be there tomorrow.

When you find a way to incorporate your goals and dreams with what you enjoy most, then you have found success!

Putting 100% effort into "trying" will always make you successful. With that in mind it's important to remember that the effort part is never easy.

If you want to know whether or not you have had a successful life, think about what people would say about you at your own funeral.

If you don't believe in yourself, who will?

To fail at trying is worse than to fail after trying. If we never try, then we never learn.

If you have friends and family who love you unconditionally - you truly have everything!

Forget about what you might have lost but instead focus on what you have room to gain.

All too often we fail to see the good in a difficult situation. Our minds are wired in such a funny way that we tend to believe just because a door closed it must be a bad thing.

If we never experienced the the valuable lessons from failure, then we would never truly appreciate the pure joy of our success.

I got pulled over when I was behind the wheel of a Porsche in Philly once for what we call DWB - Driving While Black.

My daddy used to tell me not to chew on somethin that was eatin you.

An Active mind didn't need distraction in its physical environment. It needed a collection of outstanding books and a good lamp. Maybe some cheese and crackers.

We were meant to grow. When we don't grow, we seek diversions--some harmless (if unproductive), others destructive--to fill the emptiness.

Maybe if you and ten of your friends could pool your savings and borrow some money and actually buy some obscure station in Sonoma, and then take some chances and have some fun.

Nobody trusts anyone, or why did they put tilt on a pinball machine.

Two things control man's character; Strength and Pity

Fame is really great in a lot of ways, you know? People are a lot nicer to you. Like, the more famous you are, the more free presents you get. And invitations to really amazing things.

Let not our babbling dreams affright our souls; Conscience is but a work that cowards use, Devised at first to keep the strong in awe: Our strong arms be our conscience, swords our law!