Al’s Quotes and Quips for August
- “Politicians are the lowest form of life on earth. Liberal Democrats are the lowest form of politicians.” (Gen. George S. Patton)
- “The strength of moral character is derived and conserved by the refusing of the unimportant.” (Oswald Sanders) [That is a very convicting truth! AH]
- “Human history is the long terrible story o man trying to find something other than God which will make him happy.” (C.S. Lewis)
- “One of the melancholy facts of political life is that your convictions tend to align with your paycheck.” (Barton Swaim, quoted in The Washington Post)
- “Americans spend an average of about three hours a day looking at their smartphones.” (quoted in The New York Times)
- “I make my practices real hard … because if a player is a quitter … I want him to quit in practice, not in a game.” (Bear Bryant / Alabama)
- “Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” (Anne Lamott, quoted in Salon.com)
- “Commitment is an act, not a word.” (Jean-Paul Sartre, quoted in the New York Times)
- “Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.” (Newt Gingrich, quoted in Reader’s Digest)
QUOTE OF THE MONTH: “Don’t let obstacles stand in your way; learn to view failures as an opportunity to find out what works and what doesn’t work; develop the inner attitude of patience, persistence, and perseverance; and, defeat your own procrastination through action, not dreaming.” —Catherine Pulsifer