I had a really nice association with Richie DeRosa, a great musician, a great drummer and composer and arranger. And I had a number of classes with him.

Positivity is like a boomerang. The more we put it out there, the more it comes back to us.

Successful people do ordinary things with extraordinary consistency, commitment and focus.

The goal is not to be better than anyone else but rather be better than you were yesterday.

Being positive won’t guarantee you’ll succeed. But being negative will guarantee you won’t.

Great leaders don't succeed because they are great. They succeed because they bring out the greatness in others.

Leadership is not just about what you do but what you can inspire, encourage and empower others to do.

You need to work as hard to be a great teammate as you do to be a great player

Purpose is the ultimate fuel for our journey through life. When we drive with purpose we don't get tired or bored and our engines don't burn out.

Adversity is not a dead end but a detour to a better outcome than you can imagine!

No challenge can stop you if you have the courage to keep moving forward in the face of your greatest fears and biggest challenges. Be courageous.

Before you assume, learn. Before you judge, understand. Before you hurt, feel. Before you say, think.

To be a better cook, cook more. To be a better writer, read more.

It's okay if there isn't a God anymore, but I still want to respect something. I don't want to be the center of my own universe,

The ineffable joy of forgiving and being forgiven forms an ecstasy that might well arouse the envy of the gods.

In America the majority raises formidable barriers around the liberty of opinion; within these barriers an author may write what he pleases, but woe to him if he goes beyond them.

If a woman shows too often the Medusa's head, she must not be astonished if her lover is turned into stone.

More and more facts coming out about Osama bin Laden. You know, he never sleeps in the same place two nights in a row, just like Clinton.

I've had a splendid time," she concluded happily, "and I feel that it marks an epoch in my life. But the best of it all was the coming home.

Always appreciate the gift of life! Be happy and have fun!

Most people assume that women are responsible for households and child care. Most couples operate that way - not all. That fundamental assumption holds women back.