Laugh at Yourself

“To be able to laugh at the absurdities of life you must first be able to laugh at yourself.”
--Jeffrey Fry

Favored with Praise

“It is fortunate to be favored with praise and popularity. It is dire luck to be dependent on the feelings of a fellow man.”
--Viking Proverb

True Glory

“True glory consists in doing what deserves to be written, and writing what deserves to be read.”
--Pliny the Elder

Fearing the Wolf

"Sheep spend their whole lives fearing the wolf, only to be eaten by the shepherd. Same is true in politics.”
--Unknown

Safer in Chains

“It is often safer to be in chains than to be free.”
--Franz Kafka

Haters Hate

“Haters don't really hate you. They hate themselves, because you're a reflection of what they wish to be.”
--Paulo Coelho

Beauty Reminds

“Beauty reminds us that there is a right way for things to be, and while we may not yet have achieved that right way of being, we must remain oriented toward the good and true.”
--Auron MacIntyre

Life is Simple

“Life is pretty simple. It is to be valued for our talents, to be loved and have someone to love, to work at something worthwhile, to possess at least one close friend, to have no wants of food or shelter, to be remembered when we pass, and to leave the world better for our children and grandchildren.”
--Jeffrey Fry

Blind Future

“If you don't have a vision for the future, then your future is threatened to be a repeat of the past.”
--A.R. Bernard

Authorities are Wrong

“It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.”
--Voltaire

Great Players

“Average players want to be left alone. Good players want to be coached. Great players want the coach to tell them the truth.”
--Nick Saban

Art of Thankfulness

“The more you practice the art of thankfulness, the more you have to be thankful for.”
--Norman Vincent Peale

Never Turn Your Back

“Never turn your back on fear. It should always be in front of you, like a thing that might have to be killed.”
--Hunter S. Thompson

Encourage Not Nag

“People have a way of becoming what you encourage them to be, not what you nag them to be.”
--Harvey Mackay

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Peaceful Reason

“Don’t ever think that the reason I am peaceful is because I have forgotten how to be violent.”
--Unknown

Truth Is What It Is

“Truth is not what you want it to be; it is what it is. And you must bend to its power or live a lie.”
--Miyamoto Musashi

You Need Enemies

“To be successful in business, you need friends. To be very successful, you need enemies.”
--Christopher Ondaatje

Life is a Blessing

“Life is a blessing. It gives you a chance to be a net force of good in a fallen world.”
--Frank Stephen

To Be Free

“For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.”
--Nelson Mandela

Public Affairs

“The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.”
--Plato