I opened two gifts this morning. They were my eyes.

That's exactly the way parents develop positive, successful kids. Don't look for the flaws, warts, and blemishes. Look for the gold, not for the dirt; the good, not the bad. Look for the positive aspects of life. Like everything else, the more good qualities we look for in our children, the more good qualities we are going to find.

To raise positive kids, we as parents must identify the qualities necessary for success, convince our children that they have the potential for success, and show them how to stake their claims in life.

It's not the situation, but whether we react negative or respond positive to the situation that is important.

You cannot tailor-make the situations in life but you can tailor-make the attitudes to fit those situations.

You don't drown by falling in water. You only drown if you stay there.