1.) To have a successful life, you don't need to be smart if you are good at paying attention, as all you will need to know about your everyday survival can be found locally.
2.) There is an odd relaxation to be found while watching the chaos of everyday life from a far.
3.) We all have strengths and weaknesses of character, the key to excellence is to find balance between them by using the one to compliment the other.
4.) I believe that you can learn a lot about some people from the music they listen to, as they often prefer songs with lyrics that they find meaningful and can relate with.
5.) The trick to acquiring knowledge is to find the topics you study interesting.
6.) Many people state that if they knew half as much about something useful, like medicine for instance, as they do about something they find enjoyable, then their lives would be better and more profitable. To them I say: study what interests you and find a way to apply that as your profession.
7.) Love is like a tree: It not only needs room to grow and nourishment to be fruitful, but it must also bend with the ever changing wind.
8.) Title is always overshadowed by character.
9.) Look not at the power one holds, but instead on how they wield it.
10.) If you want to be respected, it helps to be respectful.
11.) Perception leads to interpretation, which then leads to education, followed by
contemplation, and then finally to the formation of opinion...though many choose to skip the first few steps.
12.) While everyone has the right to their opinion, few know how to formulate one properly.
13.) Common courtesy isn't as common as it should be.
14.) I'm not smart, I just pay attention.
15.) A person's knowledge of a topic can be measured by how simply they can explain it.
16.) Too much of a good thing often makes it bad.
17.) I continue to be amazed with how some people freely sacrifice their integrity just to keep their social status. You should never have to forgo your ethics or character just to keep up appearances. To do so means you are content with living a lie.
18.) God doesn't solve your problems for you, but He does give you what you need to solve them yourself.
19.) Patience may be a virtue, but it's impatience that motivates modern society.
20.) I personally don't feel that science and religion should be at odds with one another. If you believe that God created both the heavens and the Earth from nothingness, much like an artist would paint a masterpiece on a canvas, then what better assortment of brushes for God to use than physics, chemistry, biology, etc.?
21.) When you are asked to "respect the office, not the man", it's often because the man doesn't deserve to be in the office.
22.) In regard to mudslingers: He who slings the most, often has the most to hide.
23.) To be honest and true to others, you must first be honest and true to yourself.
24.) Those with no desire for power, make the best leaders.
25.) Life is a series of moments, some good, some bad, but all unique.
