My grandfather often said that there was no such thing as getting rich fast. 'Work hard, and the rewards of your efforts will come back to you,' he'd say.

My grandfather would work in his shop in the morning and then work the 3 to 11 p.m. shift at Westinghouse. He continued to work at Westinghouse after the war and retired when the plant closed.

I never could have considered that if I were part of a couple. Even now I'm not sure it will pay off. But in a marriage, I would have felt that I was not pulling my weight.

People are generally not direct in everyday interactions.

We have a fairly stable view of ourselves. We expect other people to see that same view immediately.

There's always a trade-off between how you want to feel and what you want to know,