Christmas is more that a time of festivities, family, and friends; it is a season of generosity, gladness, and gratitude.

Freedom's enemies are waste, lethargy, indifference, immorality, and the insidious attitude of something for nothing.

Real optimism is exposed to the worst but expects the best.

Opportunity is often difficult to recognize; we usually expect it to beckon us with beepers and billboards.

The price of excellence is discipline. The cost of mediocrity is disappointment.

The pessimist borrows trouble; the optimists lend encouragement.

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