Boys, the first drink is a boon, the second is a gamble, the third is poor judgment, and then the rate of descent gets steep

Welcome to Lake Wobegon, where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average.

Anyone who thinks sitting in church can make you a Christian must also think that sitting in a garage can make you a car.

It was luxuries like air conditioning that brought down the Roman Empire. With air conditioning their windows were shut, they couldn't hear the barbarians coming.

Even in a time of elephantine vanity and greed, one never has to look far to see the campfires of gentle people.

A lovely thing about Christmas is that it's compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together.

Thank you, God, for this good life and forgive us if we do not love it enough.

The highlight of my childhood was making my brother laugh so hard that food came out of his nose.

Be well, do good work, and keep in touch.

Sometimes there is nothing you can do, and in those times, you must do something anyway.

Beauty isn't worth thinking about; what's important is your mind. You don't want a fifty-dollar haircut on a fifty-cent head. ~Garrison Keillor

Never focus on achieving your goals, focus on achieving the behaviors and beliefs that will help you achieve your goals

Your beliefs affect your choices. Your choices shape your actions. Your actions determine your results. The future you create depends upon the decisions you make and actions you take today.

The best thing I’ve learned, and still believe, is that I don’t have to be perfect to start, I have to start... so I can begin learning and growing.

It's not always that we need to do more but rather that we need to focus on less.

Many people don't know they have stopped believing in god. Their neighbors do

Every time you rip the bandages off, you just open the wound up again. Every time he sees you, it's like tearing off the bandages.

Photography was a license to go wherever I wanted and to do what I wanted to do.

God puts the excess of hope in one man, in order that it may be a medicine to the man who is despondent.

The soul of one who serves God always swims in joy, always keeps holiday, is always in her palace of jubilation, ever singing with fresh ardor and fresh pleasure a new song of joy and love.

Despair lames most people, but it wakes others fully up.