Maturity is achieved when a person postpones immediate pleasures for long-term values. – Joshua L. Liebman

“What could be worse than being born without sight? Being born with sight and no vision.” – Helen Keller

The only way you can truly control how you are seen is by being honest all the time. – Tom Hanks

Colleges Find Behavior: Academic dishonesty is rampant, but students will respond to higher standards of integrity, a study shows. DAVIS, Calif.–Grappling for ways to halt the spread of plagiarism and other cheating in college, professors often get stuck on the idea that it’s too late to change students’ behavior by the time they reach college…. Read more »

You can easily judge the character of others by how they treat those who can do nothing for them or to them. – Malcom Forbes

NEW YORK–American children spend the equivalent of an adult workweek–or more than 38 non-school hours per week–consuming media and often do it with little parental monitoring, according to a study released Wednesday by the Kaiser Family Foundation. The study, which defined media broadly as everything from television to computer games, recreational reading and listening to… Read more »

Walter Payton 1954-1999 Great athletes touch the lives of millions of people. While I never met Walter Payton, there is no question about him being a great football player. The statistics tell the story. His former coach, Mike Ditka, said he was the best he’d ever seen and then added, “and one of the best… Read more »

Ten Most Important Invitations to Extend to Childr 1. Invite children to write GOALS. Written goals help children crystalize their thinking about the future. 2. Invite children to discuss moral dilemmas and the consequences for ethical shortcuts. 3. Invite children to go to lunch with you or go to school to have lunch with them… Read more »

A Poem You are the handicap you must face. You are the one who must create your place. You must envision where you want to go, How much truth you plan to sow. God has equipped you for life to grasp; He’ll let you decide the scope of the task. You can have wisdom if… Read more »

The central theme is sounded by this observation: “Yes, we want our children to be smart and successful. But even more, we want them to be good and kind and decent. Yes, our children must learn how to make a living. But even more they must learn how to live, and what to love.” Addressing… Read more »