America is a song that sounds the best when we all sing together - at least for a while.
I think Samuel Johnson had it right when he observed that hope is itself a species of happiness. So if we want to be happy it only makes sense to discipline ourselves to choose our attitudes, to think positively and to be hopeful.
The key to success is effort. The bigger the goal, the greater the effort.
If you pay too much attention to your reputation, you could lose your character.
Everything you do sends a message about who you are and what you value.
Christmas has a certain universal appeal that gives it meaning well beyond a day to celebrate the birth of Jesus, but Christians have a special duty to experience its sacred and profound spiritual significance and non-Christians have a duty to treat the day with special respect.