Truths and roses have thorns about them.

Success and failure are both part of life. Both are not permanent.

At your lowest, you realise a lot.

A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.

Showing off is the fool's idea of glory.

One way to keep momentum going is to have constantly greater goals.

Addiction is giving up everything for one thing. Recovery is giving up one thing for everything.

Don’t compare yourself with anyone in this world. If you do so, you are insulting yourself.

It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe.

Make it your business to know yourself, which is the most difficult lesson in the world.

Home is not where you are born; home is where all your attempts to escape cease.

If you don't become the ocean, you'll be seasick every day.

The only thing you'll lose by being real, is something that's fake.

The prettier the garden, the dirtier the hands of the gardener.

You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them.

There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work, there are no limits.

Every day holds the possibility of a miracle.

A fool is known by his speech; and a wise man by silence.

It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.

When you get to a certain age, there is no coming back.