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

Real optimism has reason to complain but prefers to smile.

Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings.

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.

If you would be interesting, be interested, if you would be pleased, be pleasing, if you would be loved, be loveable, if you would be helped be helpful.

Do more than dream. Work.