Thought of the Day

“I have learned that money is not the measure of a man, but it is often the means of finding out how small he is.” –Oswald J. Smith

Children cannot lie, they are innocent and they speak the truth. Out of the mouth of babes, Michael Scott is freakin’ cool. — Steve Carell as Michael Scott in “The Office”

“Public affairs go on pretty much as usual: perpetual chicanery and rather more personal abuse than there used to be… Our American Chivalry is the worst in the world. It has no Laws, no bounds, no definitions; it seems to be all a Caprice.” — John Adams

“Our problem is a permanent structure of government insulated from the thinking and wishes of the people; a structure which for all practical purposes is more powerful than our elected representatives.  Only you and I can change that.  We must send Congress a mandate to restore government to the people.”  –Ronald Reagan

“Lord, when we are wrong, make us willing to change; and when we are right, make us easy to live with.” –Peter Marshall

“Whatever you have, spend less.” –Samuel Johnson

“Life is not a spectator sport. If you’re going to spend your whole life in the grandstand just watching what goes on, in my opinion you’re wasting your life.” – Jackie Robinson

“We now have a National character to establish, and it is of the utmost importance to stamp
favorable impressions upon it; let justice be then one of its characteristics, and gratitude another.”  –George Washington

“Should I keep back my opinions through fear of giving offense, I should consider myself as guilty of treason toward my country and an act of disloyalty toward the majesty of Heaven, which I revere above all earthly kings.”  – Patrick Henry

“The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.” — Ayn Rand