My faith demands - this is not optional - my faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I can, whenever I can, for as long as I can with whatever I have to try to make a difference.

A man's work is from sun to sun, but a mother's work is never done.

No one can point fingers at my professionalism.

We are all prone to be a little selfish, a little lazy.

To generous souls every task is noble.

One of the pilots asked Mr. Smith if he liked his business, and Mr. Smith said, Sure. Sure I like it. It's nice being the only sound nut in a hatful of cracked ones. ---Stewardess to Cecelia Brady

People just see the shine. They don't see the grind, the bags under my eyes. It was a lot of grinding, setbacks... I ain't finna let nothing stop me. Wherever I stop at, I already know who I am.

I testify that this work in which we're engaged is the Lord's work. I've felt His sustaining influence.

Your talent determines what you can do. Your motivation determines how much you are willing to do. Your attitude determines how well you do it.

Some people wonder all their lives if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem.

If a pastor's activity in the church is merely a once-a-week attempt to tow the congregation's cargo ship a little closer to eternity, the whole thing comes to nothing. A human life, unlike a cargo ship, cannot lie in the same place until the next Sunday.

The consciousness of being borne up by a spiritual tradition that goes back for centuries gives one a feeling of confidence and security in the face of all passing strains and stresses.