You must make your own opportunities.

If you want to succeed, you must make your own opportunities as you go.

You can commit no greater folly than to sit by the road side until someone comes along and invites you to ride with him to wealth or influence.

The evil of infatuation is illustrated by the drunkard.

Every moderate drinker could abandon the intoxicating cup if he would; every inebriate would if he could.

Reputation is for time; character is for eternity.

Intemperance weaves the winding-sheet of souls.

What you learn from bad habits and in bad society you will never forget, and it will be a lasting pang to you.

It is the minority that has stood in the vain of every moral conflict, and achieved all that is noble in the history of the world.

A man's enemies have no power to harm him, if he is true to himself and loyal to God.

If the Bible is God's word, and we believe it, let us handle it with reverence.

Go on, get out! Last words are for fools who haven't said enough!

For I know the plans I have for you, " declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. (Jeremiah 29:11 NIV)

The very pink of perfection.

You can't act like a skunk without someone's getting wind of it.

We're going to reverse a trend that is killing most families in this country, and that is they're having to go in their pocket for more and more money for health care every year.

Philosophy bakes no bread

Good writing is good conversation, only more so.

Want to snatch a day from the manacles of boredom? Do overgenerous deeds, acts beyond reimbursement. Kindness without compensation. Do a deed for which you cannot be repaid.

Michael Winter’s fiction is a lot like hearing him talk about his life… harrowing in an after-the-fact hilarious way. Full of wonder and mystery. A hangover you wouldn’t miss for the world.

It's not about money. It's about the people you have, how you're led, and how much you get it.