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A helping word to one in trouble
is often like a switch on a railroad track, but one inch between wreck and
smooth rolling prosperity.

“Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.”

Every man dies. Not every man really lives.

Security is our nearness to God, not our distance from danger.

“Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged.”

Ronald Reagan

The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right time, but also to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

To know the road ahead, ask those coming back

Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute

At creation we see the hand of God, but at the cross we see His heart.

Charles Lowery

“A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.”

Francis Bacon

A minute’s success pays the failure of years

Prayer is not just a “spare wheel” that you pull out when in trouble; it is also a “steering wheel” that directs us in the right path throughout life.

“The Holy Spirit is not a blessing from God, He is God.” Colin Urquhart

If you want to see yourself on the heights of achievements, hard work as much as this height wants.

God takes life’s pieces and gives us unbroken peace.

Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.

The death of your future happens when you feel contentment with your successes.

“We hand folks over to God’s mercy, and show none ourselves.”

George Eliot

“The best thing to spend on your children is time.”

“Okay, everyone, now inhale… and then dehale!”

Maury Wills, Los Angeles Dodgers captain, leading his teammates through warm-up calisthenics

As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error.

Weisert

It will be years – not in my time – before a woman will become Prime Minister…

Margaret Thatcher

“Now, the only thing that remains unresolved is the resolution of the problem.”

Thomas Wells, Ontario legislature minister

“Predictions are difficult, especially about the future.”

Yogi Berra, Baseball player

“We can repair anything. (Please knock hard on the door – the bell doesn’t work.)”

Sign on door of repair shop

“We are sorry to announce that Mr Albert Brown has been quite unwell, owing to his recent death, and is taking a short holiday to recover.”

Parish Magazine

“I said LUNCH not LAUNCH!!!!”

Nasa Launch Control

If you’re going to try cross-country skiing, start with a small country.

In an action film you act in the action, in a drama film you act in the drama.

Jean-Claude Van Damme

“Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value.”

Marechal Ferdinand Foch, Professor of Strategy, Ecole Superieure de Guerre.

“Our strength is that we don’t have any weaknesses. Our weakness is that we don’t have any real strengths.”

Frank Broyles, College football coach

At an early school, when I was about 5, they asked what we wanted to be when we grew up. Everyone said silly things, and I said I wanted to be an actress. So that was what I wanted to be, but what I was, of course, was a writer.

Tanith Lee

“I was provided with additional input that was radically different from the truth. I assisted in furthering that version.”

Colonel Oliver North, from his Iran-Contra testimony

My main hope for myself is to be where I am.

Woody Harrelson

During the scrimmage, Tarkanian paced the sideline with his hands in his pockets while biting his nails

Associated Press

“They are not jackbooted Nazi thugs. They are merely German policemen in spiffy uniforms here to help us.”

I don’t diet. I just don’t eat as much as I’d like to.”

Linda Evangelista, Supermodel

“During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet”

Al Gore