A natural parent has only two things principally to consider, the improvement of his son, and the finances to do it with.

Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.

Start where you are, with what you have. Make something of it and never be satisfied.

When you can do the common things of life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world.

Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom.

Most people search high and wide for the key to success. If they only knew, the key to their dreams lies within.

I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in.

No individual has any right to come into the world and go out of it without leaving behind him distinct and legitimate reasons for having passed through it.

Do not let anyone claim tribute of American patriotism if they even attempt to remove religion from politics.

Where there is no vision, there is no hope.

The future of this nation depends on the Christian training of our youth.

A true encounter with the living God will break the spirit of religiosity, empty man of his pride and conform even the most vile and wicked into a living vessel for His glory.

Artists are those who can evade the verbose.

The Word of God is a holy light.

Sometimes the pain outweighs the good things.

The possibility for rich relationships exists all around you - you simply have to open your eyes, open your mouth and most importantly, open your heart.

God never ends anything on a negative; God always ends on a positive.

Any society begins by realizing that together, by helping each other, you can survive better than if you fight each other and compete with each other.

My preference is swimming in the sea. I find the sea is more liberating, wild and good fun rather than plodding up and down a pool.

Never ask the Gods for life set free from grief, but ask for courage that endureth long.

For very strangely his officers looked upon Jack Aubrey as a moral figure, in spite of all proofs of the contrary...