1. The ultimate measure of a person is not where they stand in moments of comfort and convenience, but where the stand in times of challenge and controversy

2. The world has the habit of making room for the man whose words and actions show that he knows where he is going.

3. If you don't like something change it; if you can't change it — change the way you think about it

4. Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever

5. Change and growth take place when a person has risked himself and dares to become involved with experimenting with his own life.