Al’s Quotes and Quips for January

• “No matter how young you may make yourself look on the outside, you are still the same age on the inside.”
• “The face of a child can say it all. Especially the mouth part of the face.” (Jack Handey, quoted in TheAtlantic.com)
• “A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never enjoy.” (Old Greek Proverb)
• “God gives each one of us unique gifts, abilities, and passions. How well we use those qualities to have an impact on the world around us determines how ‘successful’ we really are.” (Tony Dungy, coach of the Indianapolis Colts)
• “The only person whose troubles are all behind him is the school bus driver.”
• “Your net worth to the world is usually determined by what remains after your bad habits are subtracted from your good ones.” (Benjamin Franklin, quoted in Forbes.com)
• “I fear the disapproval of God more than I fear your disapproval or the disapproval of society.” (Rick Warren, during an interview with CNN’s Piers Morgan, on his opposition to same-sex marriage)
• “Success is relative—The more success, the more relatives.
• “The first thing necessary to control the people is to separate them from their heritage.” (Karl Marx, quoted in The Sword of the Lord)
• “I’m going to speak real soft so you can listen real hard.” (Chuck Knox, former football coach of Seattle Seahawks) “GO HAWKS!” [A.H.]