Category: Quote of the Day

“There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning.” – Louis L’Amour

"The first panacea of a mismanaged nation is inflation of the currency; the second is war. Both bring a temporary prosperity; a permanent ruin." – Ernest Hemingway

"I believe in Christ like I believe in the sun, not just because I see it, but because by it I can see everything else." – C.S. Lewis

"The hour is fast approaching, on which the Honor and Success of this army, and the safety of our bleeding Country depend. Remember officers and Soldiers, that you are Freemen, fighting for the blessings of Liberty – that slavery will be your portion, and that of your posterity, if you do not acquit yourselves like men." – George Washington (General Orders, 23 August, 1776)

"Goed begonnen, half gewonnen." ("Well begun is half won.") – Dutch proverb

"Some people live in the present, oblivious of the past and blind to the future. Some dwell in the past. A very few have the knack of applying the past to the present in ways that show them the future. Great leaders have this knack." – Richard M. Nixon

“The place where God calls you is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.” – Frederick Buechner

"The best way to predict the future is to create it." – Alan Kay

"It’s not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what is required." – Winston Churchill

"The only people who achieve much are those who want knowledge so badly that they seek it while the conditions are still unfavorable. Favorable conditions never come." – C.S. Lewis

"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; An optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." – Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

“You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.” – Beverly Sills

"A joke not worth explaining is not worth telling." – #2 Son

"He who dares not offend cannot be honest:" – Thomas Paine

“To be, or not to be, that is the question. To be and the effort to continue to be, that is survivalism.” – Rourke