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My philosophy of life is that if we make up our mind what we are going to
make of our lives, then work hard toward that goal, we never lose -
somehow we win out.
Ronald Reagan

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Like as the waves make towards the pebbled shore,

So do our minutes hasten to their end;

Each changing place with that which goes before,

In sequent toil all forwards do contend.

Nativity, once in the main of light,

Crawls to maturity, wherewith being crown\'d,

Crooked eclipses \'gainst his glory fight,

And Time that gave doth now his gift confound.

Time doth transfix the flourish set on youth

And delves the parallels in beauty\'s brow,

Feeds on the rarities of nature\'s truth,

And nothing stands but for his scythe to mow:

  And yet to times in hope, my verse shall stand.

  Praising thy worth, despite his cruel hand.

 	--William Shakespeare

The safest road to Hell is the gradual one - the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without
milestones,
without signposts. C.S. Lewis

Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is
acknowledged.
Ronald Reagan