Exceptional people learn that doing their best is all they can do.
A family ship will never sink until it is abandoned by its crew.
There is nothing more perfect than doing your best.
Loving families value effort as much as success.
For every sacrifice, there is an expectation of reward.
The most dire of all of life's grueling deceptions wedge themselves in in our minds between truth and perceptions.
Curiosity is a quest for wisdom on untamed grounds.
Train children to bear responsibility as you would train them to build muscle. Add what they can handle, then prepare them for more.
When you become who you wish to be, there is no need for envy.
Dignity is the reward of holding oneself accountable to conscience.
There is nothing more dangerous than a lazy parent.
Commitment achieves today what yesterday was impossible.
The saddest things we fail at are fun things we never get to do, so in your busy day be sure to plan fun things too.
Family is a collective expression of individual perspective-a living work of art.
The world's greatest changes are made at home.
A family portrait is only complete with love to fill it's frame.
Those who judge children in their innocence, prove themselves the lesser of character and the greater of ignorance.
Children are best corrected to the point of their understanding, not to the extent of a parent's frustration.
Commitment hangs on when all else has fallen.
Commitment is taking the first step, even if it means falling the rest of the way down.
The most important thing you will ever give your children is a little of your time.
If you can prevent one fight among your children, let it be the fight for your attention.
Show as much interest in what your children tell you as they have in telling you.
Make it a practice to kick yourself for every time you answer your children with the words NOT RIGHT NOW.
If you make a habit of doing nothing, you have already earned your reward.
