Leaders, Cleanliness

The leader has to be practical and a realist, yet must talk the
language of the visionary and the idealist.
~ Eric Hoffer

Never neglect details. When everyone's mind is dulled or distracted,
the leader must be doubly vigilant.
~ Colin Powell

Cleanliness becomes more important when godliness is unlikely.
~ P. J. O'Rourke

Clarity, Discipline, Possibilities

Never mistake a clear view for a short distance.
~ Paul Saffo

Because of their size, parents may be difficult to discipline properly.
~ P. J. O'Rourke

You can do anything -- but not everything.
~ David Allen, productivity consultant

Good Nature, Quiet, Drug Testing

Commonsense and good nature will do a lot to make the pilgrimage of
life not too difficult.
~ William Somerset Maugham

To create you must quiet your mind. You need a quiet mind so that
ideas will have a chance of connecting.
~ Eric Maisil

Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of
society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't
test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance,
greed and love of power.
~ P. J. O'Rourke

Fuel, Founders, and Focus

Make time to practice meditation, and prayer. They provide us with daily fuel for our busy lives.
~ Advice

America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America was founded so we could all be anything we damned well pleased.
~ P. J. O'Rourke

Morality, like art, means drawing a line someplace.
~ Oscar Wilde

Each moment fits into eternity

Always read something that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.
~ P. J. O'Rourke

Never explain -- our friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.
~ Elbert Hubbard

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
~ R. W. Emerson