The truth is that all of us attain the greatest success and happiness possible in this life whenever we use our native capacities to their greatest extent. – Smiley Blanton
The first and finest lesson that parents can teach their children is faith and courage. – Smiley Blanton
Men err when they think they can be inhuman exploiters in their business life, and loving husbands and fathers at home. – Smiley Blanton
Practice easing your way along…Do your best; take it as it comes. You can handle anything if you think you can. Just keep your cool and your sense of humor. – Smiley Blanton
I think it can be hard for any man to sometimes be upstaged by his wife. So when Im home, I work very hard to be Todds wife and Jades mother. I have no problem going back to those traditional roles. I try to be Giada, the young girl that he met 20 years ago and fell in love with. – Giada De Laurentiis