Love is more than a noun-it is a verb; it is more than a feeling-it is caring, sharing, helping, sacrificing.

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

When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.

Delays, disappointments and defeats cause quitters to give up in resignation; losers, to give in the frustration; winners, to come through with determination.

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

But risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing. The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he cannot learn, feel, change, grow or live. Chained by his servitude he is a slave who has forfeited all freedom. Only a person who risks is free. The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; and the realist adjusts the sails

Today is a most unusual day, because we have never lived it before; we will never live it again; it is the only day we have.