Let your strength from the pastprovide proof of your abilities to . . .conquer the difficulties of the present.

All decisions we’ve come to accept as right or wrong are ingrained in us from the society in which we abide. Rights and wrongs are not universally known or transferable.

The truth is, living in any society is difficult. Those who become desperate with a fractured sense of security are much more prone to being taken advantaged of.

Don’t forget:Ruts aren’t that much different . . .from graves.

Life is about finding . . .what works best for you.

Don’t allow past experiences to be forgotten.Hold them close.

When the noise is gone, and the air is still . . .prepare for survival.

The ordeals of others . . .prepare us, andlater become the compass . . .in our time of ordeal.

Electricity, shelter, and a safe place to sleep . . .trump the need to preserve your credit score, orpurchase a new gizmo.

Preparation:allows you to prevent . . .the intensity of the ordeal.

The pain and shame felt are unknown to those with planned vacations. They know not of the tsunami that rescinded the homes, goals, and hopes of its victims—swallowed by the sea of greed.

God's grace, mighty deeds.

Imagine a world where everyone looked the same, spoke the same, ate the same and had one single belief system. Boring right? What makes this world colorful, interesting and fun is the diversity!

Power is like a woman you want to stay in bed with forever.

I admit," I said, "that a second murder in a book often cheers things up." - Hastings

There's beauty in the silver singing river There's beauty in the sunrise in the sky But none of these and nothing else can match the beauty That I remember in my true love's eyes

Limits are very important.

The American fascists are most easily recognized by their deliberate perversion of truth and fact.

If you learn to budget your time correctly, you will have time for all your needs.

On the square...I'm not riffin' like Andy Griffith, Just fed up, goin' head up, with competition.

I couldn't remember what life was like before I started walking.