Gratitude should be felt and experienced sincerely, expressed generously and received graciously.

Experimenting with drugs is like target practice where your head is the bull's-eye.

The only force that can sustain true and consistent courage is some form of spiritual belief that values like honor, duty, loyalty and integrity above the status, power, money and even security.

There's some wisdom and no moral deficiency to one who holds courage in reserve and uses it as a last resort. Before we take the kind of risks that require courage, we ought to exhaust other less risky alternatives.

Surround our children with a message of honor

Don't sacrifice a good life for a good time.

The kind of courage that is strengthened or created by concern about what others will think is really a form of fear. Fear of disapproval or dishonor becoming stronger than fear of injury or even death.