Commit yourself to constant improvement. Commit yourself to quality. Be persistent, persistent, persistent...and have a grateful heart! - H. Jackson Brown Jr.

I’ve learned that moving away from my closest friends was much, much harder to do than I ever thought it would be.

Instruction for life:

Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

When you lose, don't lose the lesson.

Follow the three R's:
- Respect for self.
- Respect for others.
- Responsibility for all your actions.

Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.

Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.

They say it can't be won,
The way the game is run.
But if you choose to stay
You wind up playin' anyway.