Melvin Stanford on Life's Lessons

• Create a good opportunity and go for it.
• Persevere — finish what you start.
• The value of an alternative chosen is measured by the value of alternatives foregone.
• My mother taught me, “A good citizen leaves things better than he finds them.”
• Initiative and impatience both stem from human drive and energy.
• Initiative can be a valuable servant, but impatience can be a harsh master.