Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.
Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on.
Let my soul smile through my heart and my heart smile through my eyes, that I may scatter rich smiles in sad hearts.
Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.
See, I have set before you this day life and good, death and evil... I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse; therefore choose life.
Music is God's gift to man, the only art of Heaven given to earth, the only art of earth we take to Heaven.
I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection.
Personality has power to uplift, power to depress, power to curse, and power to bless.
The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do.
A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself.
Each morning sees some task begun, each evening sees it close; Something attempted, something done, has earned a night's repose.
Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver.
These fallen heroes represent the character of a nation who has a long history of patriotism and honor - and a nation who has fought many battles to keep our country free from threats of terror.
A smart man makes a mistake, learns from it, and never makes that mistake again. But a wise man finds a smart man and learns from him how to avoid the mistake altogether.
I wanted to be an independent woman, a woman who could pay for her bills, a woman who could run her own life - and I became that woman.
Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will.
The factory of the future will have only two employees, a man and a dog. The man will be there to feed the dog. The dog will be there to keep the man from touching the equipment.
Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.
There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something better tomorrow.
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.
Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul.
There are only three things women need in life: food, water, and compliments.
Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.
Most of us have fond memories of food from our childhood. Whether it was our mom's homemade lasagna or a memorable chocolate birthday cake, food has a way of transporting us back to the past.