One's country, Vision, Happiness

My kind of loyalty was loyalty to one's country, not its institutions or its officeholders.
~ Mark Twain

A clear vision is usually assumed and rarely communicated.
~ Unknown

A sound mind in a sound body is a short but full description of a happy state in this world.
~ John Locke

Planning, Winning, Walking

Good plans shape good decisions. That's why good planning helps to make elusive dreams come true.
~ Lester R. Bittel The Nine Master Keys of Management

If it doesn't matter who wins, then how come they keep score?
~ Vincent Lombardi

Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time.
~ Steven Wright (1955 - )

Fear, Money, Virtue

Fear is something to be moved through, not something to be turned from.
~ Peter McWilliams

When it is a question of money, everyone is of the same religion.
~ Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire, 18th-century French author, wit and philosopher

Wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is doing it.
~ David Starr Jordan

"Civil" wars, Loyalty, rob Peter

All wars are civil wars because all men are brothers... Each one owes infinitely more to the human race than to the particular country in which he was born.
~ Francois de Salignac de La Mothe- Fenelon

An ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness.
~ Elbert Green Hubbard

So long as you rob Peter to pay Paul, you'll have Paul's support.
~ Anonymous

Change, Logic, Respect

In the face of impossible odds, people who love this country can change it.
~ Barack Obama

If the world were a logical place, men would ride side saddle.
~ Rita Mae Brown

I worked in a pet store and people would ask how big I would get.
~ Rodney Dangerfield