If we are to achieve long-range goals, we must learn to set up and accomplish short-range goals that will move us along the way. If we do not consciously select our goals, we may be controlled by goals not of our own choosing - goals imposed by outside pressures (such as the expectations of others) or by our habits (such as procrastination) or by our desire for the approval of the world.

I began to realize that when you are at peace with your Maker you can, if not ignore human criticism, at least rise above it.

Since man created government to help secure and safeguard [inalienable] rights [from God], it follows that man is superior to government and should remain master over it, not the other way around.

It is not enough simply to try to resist evil or empty our lives of sin. We must also fill our lives with righteousness

Praise your children more than you correct them. Praise them for even their smallest achievement.

The way to feel better about your own situation is to improve someone else’s circumstances.

Pride is concerned with who is right. Humility is concerned with what is right.