Money is either a good or bad influence, according to the character of the person who possesses it.

A quitter never wins and a winner never quits.

A goal is a dream with a deadline.

Ideas are the beginning points of all fortunes.

Don't wait. The time will never be just right.

If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.

Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.

Fears are nothing more than a state of mind.

The number one reason people fail in life is because they listen to their friends, family, and neighbors.

Keep your mind fixed on what you want in life: not on what you don't want.

A positive mind finds a way it can be done; a negative mind looks for all the ways it can't be done.

Wisdom comes from making mistakes, having the courage to face them, and make adjustments moving forward based upon the knowledge aquired through those experiences.

Stay away from the underground lake I implore, The Siren will see you are heard of no more.

Everybody knows politics is a contact sport.

To die with elation is a crappy way of dying... A warrior dies the hard way. His death must struggle to take him. A warrior does not give himself to it.

Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counsellors, and the most patient of teachers.

Photographs aren't accounts of scrutiny. The shutter is open for a fraction of a second.

There is no marriage without engagement

I think one of the paradoxes of writing fiction is when people enjoy it, they want it to be real. So they look for connections.

It's not government's business what people do in their private bedrooms.

I for one don't need a supreme "sacred" arbiter in order to be a moral being.