“I used to think only people like Mother Teresa and Gandhi had a mission in life. We all have one. How do you find it? You listen to your life.All those dead-end jobs? There's no such thing. In God'...”

“Life is what happens when you're making other plans. So does your rsum. It takes on a life of its own if you let it. Some people try to map out their paths and plan every step, but in reality, life...”

“It doesn't matter what has happened to you, it matters what you do with what has happened to you. Life is like a poker game. You don't get to choose the cards you are dealt, but it's entirely up to...”

“The secret to success, to parenting, to life, is to not count up the cost. Don't focus on all the steps it will take. Don't stare into the abyss at the giant leap it will take. That view will keep ...”

“My daughter finished high school the same month I got my master's degree. I'm glad I didn't know when I gave birth to her at 21 what it would cost in terms of time, money and sacrifice to bring her...”

“Some people hate funerals. I find them comforting. They hit the pause button on life and remind us that it has an end. Every eulogy reminds me to deepen my dash, that place on the tombstone between...”

“There are only three things that can kill a farmer: lightning, rolling over in a tractor, and old age.”

“Old age is no place for sissies.”

“Old age has deformities enough of its own. It should never add to them the deformity of vice.”

“I won't eat any cereal that doesn't turn the milk purple.”

“We could hardly wait to get up in the morning.”

“Don't wait. The time will never be just right.”

“You have to wait six months to purchase a fuel efficient automobile made from overseas.”