He paused and then went on," I remember the day I thought I was too old for a good-bye kiss. When we got the school and came to a stop, he had his usual big smile. He started to lean toward me, but I put my hand up and said,* No, Dad.* It was the first time I had ever talked to him that way, and he had this surprised looked on his face.

I said,* Dad, I*m too old for a good-bye kiss. I*m too old for any kind of kiss.* My Dad looked at me for the longest tine, and his eyes started to tear up. I had never seen him cry. He turned and looked our the windshield.* You*re right,* he said.* You are a big boy…… a man. I won*t kiss you anymore.*"

For the moment, Frank got a funny look on his face, and the tears began to well up in his eyes. "It wasn*t long after that when my Dad went to sea and never came back."

I looked at Frank and saw that tears were running down his cheeks. Frank spoke again." Guys, you don*t know what I woud give to have my Dad give me just one more kiss on the cheek…… to feel his rough old face…… to smell the ocean on him…… to feel his arm around my neck. I wish I had been a man then. If I had been a man, I would been a man, I would never have told my Dad I was too old for a good-bye kiss."

We Are Responsible for Our Life. And nobody else. Although all success requires the assistance and cooperation of others, our success can never be left to anyone else. Luck is not a strategy.

Life is Short. Whether we live 20 years or 100, our lives pass quickly. All the more reason to spend our life doing what we love. Since we never know how much time we have left, we should live each day as if it is our last—for it just may be.

You Can*t Learn Less. We can only add to our knowledge. We don*t have to give some of it up in exchange for new knowledge. Our ability to absorb and retain knowledge may just be unlimited.

Clarity Leads to Power. When we*re clear, we*re more effective. Our clarity reduces our mistakes and enables us to enlist the help of others. We are more powerful when we are clear, and we are weaker when we are confused.

What You Sow, You Reap. This is also called The Law of the Farm or The Law of Reciprocity. In order to continue to receive, we must give.

You Can*t Un-ring a Bell. No one can change what*s already happened. Whatever is done is done. It*s up to us whether we use the experience to learn or allow ourselves to be run by the experience.

It Takes a Long Time to Build a Good Reputation and Only a Short While to Ruin It. Trust and credibility is built slowly but can be lost almost instantly.

If You Don*t Believe in Yourself, No One Else Will. People don*t respect or follow anyone who doesn*t have confidence in themselves. I think the Universe tends to trust us to the degree we trust ourselves.

It Doesn*t Take Guts to Quit. Anyone can quit. And most people do—on their dreams and on themselves．

We Can Accomplish Anything We Want, Just Not EVERYTHING We Want. It*s too big a world. There are too many options, too many things and only a certain amount of time.
我们能够完成任何我们想做的事情，但不是所有的事情。世界这么大，有太多的选择，太多的事情，而我们只有有限的时间。

Just for today I will try to live through this day only and not tackle my whole life problem at once. I can do something for twelve hours that would appall me if I had to keep it up for a lifetime.