“Congratulations!Today is your dayYou’re off to great placesYou’re off and awayYou’ve got brains in your headYou’ve got feet in your shoesYou can steer yourself anyDirection you chooseYou’re on your ownAnd you know what you knowAnd you are the guyWho’ll decide where you goOut there things can happenAnd frequently doTo people as brainyAnd footsy as youAnd will you succeed?Yes you will indeed!(98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed)You’re off to great placesToday is your dayYour mountain is waitingGo, get on your way!”

“We sometimes congratulate someone, not because we value or find worthy what they have just achieved, but only because we fear coming across as jealous.”

“Curious that we spend more time congratulating people who have succeeded than encouraging people who have not.”

“If you’re reading this…Congratulations, you’re alive.If that’s not something to smile about,then I don’t know what is.”