Somebody who has been in a very bad wreck is going to be very conscientious about not speeding through a yellow light... You just learn so many good lessons when you go through a failed marriage.

You have to treat people gently because we're all in a process. What might seem like a good idea to somebody at 21 is probably not going to seem like a good idea at 50, but you don't know that until you get there.

Every good relationship, especially marriage, is based on respect. If it's not based on respect, nothing that appears to be good will last very long.

But my experience is that people who have been through painful, difficult times are filled with compassion.

I did the best I could, and in some arenas, my best was not good enough. I've made some bad choices.

Everyone I've worked with has been good. You learn from the good, what's good, and you learn from the bad what not to do.