William J. Bennett
For children to take morality seriously they must be in the presence of adults who take morality seriously. And with their own eyes they must see adults take morality seriously.
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There is nothing to fear, but fear itself.
Where there is love there is no darkness.
The person we believe ourselves to be will always act in a manner consistent with our self-image.
Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.
My father taught me to work ; he did not teach me to love it.
Do it now !
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
All you need is love.
It's hard to believe that you haven't had sex for two hundred years.
Hearts will never be practical until they are made unbreakable.
The loving are the daring.
You do not lead by hitting people over the head -- that's assault, not leadership.
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
There is no end. There is no beginning. There is only the infinite passion of life.
Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.
Faced with the choice between changing one's mind and proving that there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the proof.
The positive thinker is a hard-headed, tough-minded, and factual realist. He sees all the difficulties clearly... which is more than can be said for the average negative thinker. But he sees more than difficulties -- he tries to see the solutions of those difficulties.
What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness ?
Find the good -- and praise it.
This too, shall pass.
You will come to know that what appears today to be a sacrifice will prove instead to be the greatest investment that you will ever make.
The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.
Wealth belongs to the person who enjoys it and not to the one who keeps it.
Hey, Bud, lets party !
We tend to live up to our expectations.
Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.
The past does not equal the future.
Accept challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.
In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual.
I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.
There is a time to let things happen, and a time to make things happen.
It took more than one man to change my name to Shanghai Lily.
Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.
It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look farther than you can see.
Use your gifts faithfully, and they shall be enlarged , practice what you know, and you shall attain to higher knowledge.
A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.
Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
Love is my religion, I could die for it.
In Switzerland, they had brotherly love, and they had years of democracy and peace. And what did that produce ? The cuckoo clock.
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will.
Remember when you see a man at the top of a mountain, he didn't fall there.
What we do not see, what most of us never suspect of existing, is the silent but irresistible power which comes to the rescue of those who fight on in the face of discouragement.
The whole secret of existence is to have no fear.
The broadest, and maybe the most meaningful definition of volunteering - Doing more than you have to because you want to, in a cause you consider good.
I just love when people say I cant do something because all my life people said I wasn't going to make it.
We didn't need dialogue. We had faces.
Oh, to be free from the stifling pressures of life to rest, a peaceful slumber that will rejuvenate my soul
Nothing is so strong as gentleness, and nothing is so gentle as true strength.
We can always redeem the man who aspires and strives.
Whatever good things we build end up building us.
Some people enter our lives and leave almost instantly. Others stay, and forge such an impression on our heart and soul, we are changed forever.
If thou must love me, let it be for nought, except for love's sake only. Do not say, I love her for her smile, her look, her way of speaking gently, for a trick of thought that falls in well with mine, and, certes, brought a sense of pleasant ease on such a day. For these things in themselves, beloved, may be changed, or change for thee, and love so wrought, may be unwrought so.
The art of choosing men is not nearly so difficult as the art of enabling those one has chosen to attain their full worth.
Success in life has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It's what you do for others.
We judge of man's wisdom by his hope.
What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog.
To be in love is merely to be in a state of perpetual anesthesia. To mistake an ordinary young man for a greek god or an ordinary young woman for a goddess.
You are today where your thoughts have brought
Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal.
It's easier to remember when you are right than when the other person was right.
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.
Every man dies. Not every man truly lives.
I am poor and naked but I am the chief of a nation. We do not want riches but we do want to train our children right. Riches would do us no good. We could not take them with us to the other world. We do not want riches. We want peace and love.
Love like you'll never be hurt.
Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after your good health has vanished.
Why is it that we spend so much of our time preparing for when we can do what we want, instead of just doing what we want right now.
First, believe in the world - that there is meaning behind everything.
Try, try, try, and keep on trying is the rule that must be followed to become an expert in anything.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot , but make it hot by striking.
Sawyer, you're going out a youngster, but you've got to come back a star!
Keep the Faith.
To know me is to love me.
Only those who do nothing at all make no mistakes but that would be a mistake.
When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.
Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.
Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment.
I don't want to move to a city where the only cultural advantage is being able to make a right turn on a red light.
Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.
Mama, face it. I was the slut of all time.
All things come to those who wait, but when they come they're out of date.
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are !
Don't argue for other people's weaknesses. Don't argue for your own. When you make a mistake, admit it, correct it, and learn from it -- immediately.
Love is like swallowing hot chocolate, before it has cooled off. It takes you by surprise at first, but keeps you warm for a long time.
I thought that training for the Olympics would be hardest thing I would ever have to do," former Olympic gymnast Jordyn Wieber said in court. "But the hardest thing I've ever had to do is process that I am a victim of Larry Nassar. But even though I'm a victim, I do not and will not live my life as one.
Our imagination is the only limit to what we can hope to have in the future.
If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven't done anything today.
Adversity introduces a man to himself.
A man takes a drop too much once in a while, it's only human nature.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
Find and use your passion, and you'll have a great career. Don't do it, you won't. It's as simple as that.
The only guide to man is his conscience , the only shield to his memory is the rectitude and sincerity of his actions. It is very imprudent to walk through life without this shield, because we are so often mocked by the failure of our hopes and the upsetting of our calculations, but with this shield, however the fates may play, we march always in the ranks of honor.
You must consider the bottom line, but make it integrity before profits.
It is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the doing. It is not how much we give, but how much love we put in the giving.
Let him that would move the world first move himself.
Without the human community one single human being cannot survive.
Tell me and I forget , show me and I remember , involve me and I understand.
It is the patient building of character, the intense struggle to realize the truth, which alone will tell in the future of humanity.
I have realized god sitting in the temple of every human body, the moment I stand in reverence before every human being and see god in him - that moment I am free from bondage, everything that binds vanishes, and I am free.