"If you want plenty of experience in dealing with difficult people, then have kids."

"Martial arts is not about fighting; it's about building character."

"Frustration, although quite painful at times, is a very positive and essential part of success."

"Success is about enjoying what you have and where you are, while pursuing achievable goals."

"Most of us are consumed with our own thoughts and desires and are not always thinking about what other people may want. This is not necessarily being egocentric; it is just being human."

"Think before you act and act on what you believe."

"I like to think of sales as the ability to gracefully persuade, not manipulate, a person or persons into a win-win situation."

"Without initiative, leaders are simply workers in leadership positions."

"An excuse becomes an obstacle in your journey to success when it is made in place of your best effort or when it is used as the object of the blame."

"While we are focusing on fear, worry, or hate, it is not possible for us to be experiencing happiness, enthusiasm or love."

"A dream collage is pictures of your goals. It is like your future photo album."

"True popularity comes from acts of kindness rather than acts of stupidity."

"To me, living in the present means being aware of your conscious choice to focus on the past, present or future - it is not necessarily having to focus on the present."

"Not being in tune with your customers is like living in an alternate reality; the way you think your customers feel about your product is not always the same as what your customers really think about your product."

"Enthusiasm is not the same as just being excited. One gets excited about going on a roller coaster. One becomes enthusiastic about creating and building a roller coaster."

"It is not our mistakes that define who we are; it is how we recover from those mistakes."