A Letter

A letter is a painstaking thing that requires putting thoughts into words.

      Louis L'Amour

      The Warrior's Path

      page 199

Latin

When we entered our second-year class as sophomores at Bishop Montgomery High School in Torrance, California, we inherited the books used by the previous class.  Penned inside the back cover of my book was this poam:

       Latin is a language,

       as dead as it can be.

       It killed the ancient Romans,

       and now it's killing me.

       Jack F. Roth

       Reader's Digest

       January 1996, page 121

Choices In Our Lives

There are two primary choices in our lives: to accept conditions as they exist or to accept the responsibility for changing them.

       Denis Waitley

       Seeds of Greatness

       page 87

Success Through PMA

With PMA [Positive Mental Attitude] you can be what you want to be, if you are willing to pay the price.  This is true regardless of your past experiences, apptitude, IQ, or environment.  Remember--you have the

power to choose.

       Napoleon Hill and W. C. Stone

       Success Through PMA

       page 138

Take Time For Thought

here may not seem to be time for thought gathering and peaceful reflection but when our time seems most crowded and cluttered, we need to take a moment to think, to reflect, to ponder.

       Lloyd Newell

       The Spoken Word

       April 27, 1997