"A dream nurtured by daily toil will inevitably outshine a wish born of idle hope. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Wisdom principle 45 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 29."

"Wisdom principle 10 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 8."

"Wisdom principle 105 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 65."

"When you're young, no one cares who your parents are, although Mum would arrive to pick me up in her full hair and make-up and fur, and I used to say, 'Can't you just dress normally, like all the other mums?' I wanted her to blend in more, but I've always been really proud of Mum - as proud as she is of me."

"Buyers decide in the first eight seconds of seeing a home if they're interested in buying it. Get out of your car, walk in their shoes and see what they see within the first eight seconds."

"People don't realize what a brilliant politician Lincoln was. Looking back, we want to ascribe a level of providence to his every decision but he was a cunning and calculating politician; from the cultivation of his image as a hayseed from Illinois, to his ability to keep this country together under dire circumstances."

"With random urinalysis, there's a clear choice - either get high or go to jail."