Airlifting Mountain Quotes & Sayings

My father always read obituaries to me out loud, not because he was maudlin or morbid, but because they were mini biographies. — Bill Paxton

We have to make sure that college is accessible and affordable. Two years ago, I stood here and called upon our institutions of higher learning to develop plans for degrees that cost no more than $10,000. There were plenty of detractors at that time who insisted it couldn't be done. However, that call inspired educators at colleges and universities across our state to step up to the plate. Today, I'm proud to tell you that thirteen Texas universities have announced plans for a $10,000 degree. — Rick Perry

Silicon Valley is constantly saying that the government is irrelevant and powerless. But that's because most people there have never seen it get serious. — Dan Farmer

Capitalism is always in danger of inspiring men to be more concerned about making a living than making a life. We are prone to judge success by the index of our salaries or the size of our automobiles, rather than by the quality of our service and relationship to humanity. — Martin Luther King Jr.

Professional golf is the only sport where, if you win 20% of the time, you're the best. — Jack Nicklaus

A book doesn't have to be a literary classic, of course, to change us forever. — Pico Iyer