31 quotes found
“The weak thrive on indulgence.”
“Hope was always hard to find in the darkness.”
“The world has a way of dragging down our mood.”
“In this country our principles should not be silent.”
“Those who show no loyalty give up the right to expect any.”
“He knew that prejudice was a necessary part of the weak spirit of some men.”
“Peace, a commodity purchased with friendship and safety and anything comfortable and all things familiar; peace that was a pleasant melody playing through the moments of their day; a chord striking...”
“There are struggles you cannot win, but a man can meet his own heart if value is found in loss. Give yourself permission to cry.”
“Governments have absolutely no interest in self-reliance. It defeats one of the purposes for their existence. They encourage and thrive on dependency. The more of it they sell, the more necessary t...”
“The power of our country relies on the character that comes out of each of our homes.”
“As you get older, you have to be willing and able to choose your own path for your life. And once you choose it, you walk it with strength. If you meet evil along the way, know that it is supposed ...”
“A government that thinks it can remedy personal failure is an intrusion in everybodys life. No law is going to cure a humans lack of physical or mental effectiveness. Id rather see democracy promot...”
“If the forest has a day of fire and the heat of the flames does not consume a special tree, it will still be changed; charred, but still standing.”
“You can be spiritual all by yourself. Everybody has a soul. But to be religious, it seems like you need other people, and then sometimes it becomes more about the people than the soul.”
“Porches could be cleaned with a broom in a few minutes, but the soul could not be swept. It had to be shaken. And shaking the loess from a soul took a lifetime and more strength than most people had.”
“I wonder if God hears prayers if the only time you make them is when youre in trouble.”
“There is no end to the hatred in men, but there is an end to the hatred in a man. If your hatred is just, and deeds will get you to the end of it, then go and do what must be done.”
“We learn to love when were young. If we learn hating better, it has to go somewhere. We can hate ourselves or we can hate somebody else. Most people would rather hate somebody else.”
“It made him wonder if all things taken from their home too soon lost some of their bloom.”
“People dont die so the universe can gauge your reaction. They die because life is finite.”
“Time does not heal, but it can liberate. A race run well can never be lost.”
“Doing without will wear on you until temptation is stronger than character, sometimes.”
“Human thought and human caring go on in one brain and one heart at a time. Groups are necessary. Regulations are necessary. Government, I would hope limited government, is necessary. But it all sta...”
