If you don't go far enough back in memory or far enough ahead in hope, your future will be impoverished.

I stand fearlessly for small dogs, the American Flag, motherhood and the Bible. That's why people love me.

The only meaningful contact is one that involves a genuine, giving personal interaction. You may want another person to help you in business, but you must also be willing to help him and to spend time getting to know his interests and needs... It has to be real and heartfelt, or it's best not to try to establish the relationship at all.

Each generation has been an education for us in different ways. The first child-with-bloody-nose was rushed to the emergency room. The fifth child-with-bloody-nose was told to go to the yard immediately and stop bleeding on the carpet.

If anything is worth trying at all, it's worth trying at least 10 times.

People find gold in fields, veins, river beds, and pockets. Whichever, it takes work to get it out.

Diplomacy - the art of jumping into trouble without making a splash.