John Hawkins

Is there shame in living off your fellow man or being unable to take care ofyourself? You bet. But a person who__ willing to work and pay their own waycan at least take pride in that even if they can__ take pride in anything else.

The key thing to keep in mind is that people do change, but they do it in their own time, for their own reasons. That's why you can hope for change, you can encourage change, you can communicate that you want change, but there are never any guarantees that it will happen.

I love you," "I was wrong," and "I apologize" are powerful words. They can save marriages, deepen friendships, and change lives. Don't be afraid to use them.

If success were easy, everybody would do it. Because it__ not, you have the opportunity to distinguish yourself by solving problems. The more problems you solve, the more success you__l have in life.Then, once you__e successful, you won__ have any more problems, right? Wrong. But if you__e lucky, you__l have a better class of problems.

Rarely is success an accident, but when it is, rarely does it last.

I used to love the saying, 'If you build a better mousetrap, the world will beat a path to your door.' It sounds great, right?The only problem is that, as it turns out, it__ not even remotely true.Worse yet, it encourages people to passively wait for someone else to give them a break. Most people who do that will grow old waiting for someone to come along and recognize their genius.

Wearing a $1,000 suit and driving a Ferrari may be better than riding around in a beaten-uppickup truck, but when it__ all said and done, it__l be the experiences you remember, not the stuff.

You__e going to spend your life doing something you might as well pay the price to get what you want.

Sometimes we get so caught up in appearing smart that we become afraid to ask the question that will actually make us smart.

Don__ ever feel sorry for yourself. Don__ ever seek pity from other people. Don__ ever play the victim, even if you are one.Why? It__ a mentality. If you wait for someone else to solve your problems, you__e usually in for a long wait. Even if you do get help, you probably won__ like the help you get.

Many millennials...feel __nsafe_ if someone they disagree with speaks at an event they don__ have to attend on their campus....they__e trying to figure out what gender they are and which bathroom they should be using. It__ not an improvement....Snowflakes may melt when the going gets tough, but kids who are taught good, conservative values will stand tall even when it__ not easy.

Liberals tend to view traditions, policies, and morals of past generations as arbitrary designs put in place by less enlightened people. Because of this, liberals don't pay much attention to why traditions developed or wonder about possible ramifications of their social engineering.