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“You can find on the outside only what you possess on the inside.”

Adolfo Montiel Ballesteros

The bow cannot be always bend without fear of breaking. Repose is as needed to the mind as sleep to the body. ~C.H. Spurgeon

“Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.”

John W. Gardner

“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” Abraham Lincoln

Face your deficiencies and acknowledge them, but do not let them master you. Let them teach you patience, sweetness, insight.

“Men love to be encouraged by false hopes; the world is full of quack remedies for sin.” J. Gresham Machen

To avoid trouble, breathe through your nose. It keeps your mouth shut.

What is in the well of your heart will show up in the bucket of your speech.

No one can help another very much in these crises of life; but love and sympathy count for something.

Thomas Henry Huxley

Moenie veiligheidsreels per ongeluk leer nie.

Don’t learn security rules by accident

If you lose the power to laugh, you lose the power to think.

To understand is not only to pardon, but in the end to love.
Walter Lippmann

Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.

Seneca

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.

William James

“God isn’t looking for perfect people. He is looking to perfect people.”

Jesus came into the world so we could know, once and for all, that God is concerned about the way we live, the way we believe, and the way we die. ~Billy Graham

You can’t live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.

John Wooden

“If we are going to worship in Spirit, we must develop a spirit of worship.” Michael Catt 

Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.

Robert Louis Stevenson

Those who survived the San Francisco earthquake said, “Thank God, I’m still alive.” But, of course, those who died, their lives will never be the same again.

Sen. Barbara Boxer, (D, Calif.)

I do not like this word “bomb.” It is not a bomb. It is a device that is exploding.

Jacques le Blanc

“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

They misunderestimated me…

George W Bush

“MIDNIGHT BOWLING SATURDAY AT 9 P.M.”

Sign outside bowling alley

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

“You can’t just let nature run wild.”

Wally Hickel, former Alaska governor

"The government is not doing enough about cleaning up the environment. This is a good planet."

Mr. New Jersey contestant when asked what he would do with a million dollars.

Golden, Ripe, Boneless Bananas, 39 Cents A Pound.

Ad in the “Missoulian” by Orange Street Food Farm

“Danger Slow Men At Work”

Road sign in Brunei

Traditionally, most of Australia’s imports come from overseas.

Former Australian cabinet minister Keppel Enderbery

“Except for his car, he’s the only man on the track.”

Murray Walker, Sportcaster

“Wonderful bargains for men with 16 and 17 necks.”

Sign in Men’s clothing store

Most cars on our roads have only one occupant, usually the driver.

Carol Malia

“Do Not Place Hand In Fan While Fan Is Running.”

Warning label on central air conditioning unit

I have opinions of my own — strong opinions — but I don’t always agree with them.

President George Bush

One has to expect the level of violence will either stay where it is or go up or…

Donald Rumsfeld

“A bachelor’s life is no life for a single man.”

Samuel Goldwyn

“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