Priorities

"It is not my focus in life to meet other people's priorities or standards.
Neither is it my focus in life to monitor or measure how other people are meeting mine."

Renee Hawkley Pecora

I Believe in God

"I believe in the sun, even when it is not shining.
I believe in love even when I feel it not.
I believe in God, even when He is silent."

Anonymous

The Quality of Mercy

"The quality of mercy is not strain'd,
It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven
Upon the place beneath; it is twice bless'd,
It blesseth him that gives and him that takes."

William Shakespeare (The Merchant of Venice)

Making a Difference

People who make a difference are not the ones with the credentials, but the ones with the concern.

Anonymous

Forgiveness

Forgiveness is a choice.

Say Nothing

"You should say nothing that will cause you regret."

David Guterson (Snow Falling on Cedars)

The Squandering of Our Freedom

"If history teaches us anything, it teaches us that simple-minded appeasement or wishful thinking about our adversaries is folly. It means the betrayal of our past, the squandering of our freedom."

Ronald Reagan