Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
Quality is not an act, it is a habit.
I can, therefore I am.
Well done is better than well said.
It's always too early to quit.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
Wherever you are - be all there.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
But more importantly, I think he remembered how very close I was with my own dad, who had died in 1997.