“It's especially hard to admit that you made a mistake to your parents, because, of course, you know so much more than they do.”

“The average teen today spends about 35 hours a week in front of a screen of some kind: iPod, movie, TV, video. And a lot of it is good, but a lot of it's not. And so I think you've got that five hours a day of media coming into your kid's head that's creating a lot of havoc out there.”

“I think the greatest challenge between child and parent is communication.”

“Our confidence needs to come from within, not without. From the quality of our hearts, not the quantity of things we own. After all, he who dies with the most toys...still dies.”

“It's all about how you feel, not how you look”

“The primary purpose of going to college isn't to get a great job. The primary purpose of college is to build a strong mind, which leads to greater self-awareness, capability, fulfillment, and service opportunities, which, incidentally, should lead to a better job.”

“Don't wait until people are dead to give them flowers.”

“Isn't it kind of silly to think that tearing someone else down builds you up?”

“If you decide to just go with the flow, you'll end up where the flow goes, which is usually downhill, often leading to a big pile of sludge and a life of unhappiness. You'll end up doing what everyone else is doing.”

“We are free to choose our paths, but we can't choose the consequences that come with them.”

“Honesty is always the best policy, even when it's not the trend.”