It [gaming] is the child of avarice the brother of iniquity and the father of mischief.

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.

We'd been assured it wouldn't be painful, though she might experience 'discomfort, ' a term beloved of the medical profession that seems to be a synonym for agony that isn't yours.

Eggs, " said Henry dreamily, looking at his plate. "I do love eggs. I could eat them all day.

I say there is no darkness but ignorance, " said William Shakespeare. How would he know, he knew everything?

There is no question that climate change is happening the only arguable point is what part humans are playing in it.

When you do music, you have no control who comes to your shows.

The reality is that we do not wash our own laundry - it just gets dirtier.

Fear sits and smiles and is predatory, immobile and silent and serene; an observer who conserves his energy and is content to wait.

Very often I'll find out at the end of a book what I put in at the beginning. A sort of process of elimination and discovery in one.

I want to do something extraordinary, not just make a tackle. I want to make people's eyes widen, like, 'God, you see that?

I only know that all is lost, and that nothing can help me unless I inherit money, strike oil or go to work.