A good teacher explains, while a great teacher inspires

Raised voices lower esteem. Hot tempers cool friendships. Loose tongues stretch truth. Swelled heads shrink influence. Sharp words dull respect.

America needs fewer men obsessed with erecting fences of hate, suspicion and name calling.

Real optimism is aware of problems but recognizes the solutions, knows about difficulties but believes they can be overcome, sees the negatives but accentuates the positives, is exposed to the worst but expects the best, has reason to complain but chooses to smile.

Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.

Too many of us hear without heeding, read without responding, confess without changing, profess without practicing, worship without witnessing, and seek without sharing.

The persistent winner is not discouraged by a problem - he is challenged by it.