The following quotes are from William N. Hodges and are representative of his 17 years as a syndicated newspaper columnist and author:
1. I've always wondered why when it is so hard for me to touch my toes; it is so easy to put my foot in my mouth. - William N Hodges
2. To be afraid is to be alive, but to overcome fear is to live. - William N Hodges
3. That which has been referred to as luck is primarily the combination of attitude, preparation, and timing. - William N Hodges
4. A man's attitude toward money can make it a dutiful servant or a powerful master. - William N Hodges
5. A man who would build a road to the heavens must first create the plans in his heart. - William N Hodges
6. Carrying the baggage of ones past can make one too tired to meet the future. -- William N Hodges
7. Judge a man not only on the challenges he bests but also on his willingness to take part in the tests. -- William N Hodges
8. Everything works for the greater good of those who continue to work. -- William N Hodges
9. Never live in the past, you are not needed there. -- William N Hodges
10. Vanity sees no imperfection. Self-love acknowledges and accepts them. -- William N Hodges
11. Knowledge is the accumulation of facts. Wisdom is the ability to use those facts to a worthwhile purpose. -- William N Hodges
12. Without dreams, we amount to nothing. If we are all dreams the result is the same. -- William N Hodges
13. Pride comes before profits. -- William N Hodges
14. Life will give you lemons. Your attitude is the sugar that can turn it into lemonade.-- William N Hodges
15. I'm lucky. Most people go to work and it feels like work. When I go its pure enjoyment. -- William N Hodges
16. Great dreams do not come from great men, but rather great men are the result of great dreams. -- William N Hodges
17. Change is a series of risks. -- William N Hodges
18. Never forget that in nature it is feeding time 24 hours a day. -- William N Hodges
19. Hope is like an oasis in the desert-whether real or just a mirage, it gives us a reason to keep moving forward. -- William N Hodges
20. Failure is one more obstacle removed from our quest for success. -- William N Hodges
21. Responsibility is easy to live up when you have none. -- William N Hodges
22. Dreams without direction are called fantasies. -- William N Hodges
23. Your attitude will determine whether you work in a salt mine or a gold mine. -- William N Hodges
24. Sight shows what is, vision shows what can be. -- William N Hodges
25. Trust is built in many steps and can be destroyed in one. -- William N Hodges
26. We are limited only by the limits we accept. -- William N Hodges
27. The wise may be instructed by a fool, but a fool learns from no one. -- William N Hodges
28. Do not stare so long at the door that has just closed that you miss the door that has just opened. -- William N Hodges
29. The road to happiness is always under construction and you are the prime contractor. -- William N Hodges
30. A thousand fanatics dedicated to preserving the past stand between us and the future. -- William N Hodges
31. A man is truly free if he has the courage to turn left if the herd turns right. -- William N Hodges
32. Like any seed, you must break out of your shell to grow. -- William N Hodges
33. Both tears and sweat taste the same-salty. But tears only beget sympathy, while sweat begets prosperity. -WNHodges
34. Eden is not a place but rather a state of mind. Those who would seek Eden in the physical world will never end their search, for Eden exists in each man's mind, and only those who dare to look for it will find it. -WNHodges
35. Fear is like a flame; controlled, it provides pleasure, uncontrolled, it causes pain. -WNHodges
36. Practice is the only road to improvement. -WNHodges
37. Whenever you think you are good enough, it's a sure bet you won't get better. -WNHodges
38. In a battle of the wills reason is often the loser.- WNHodges
39. Few people succeed that do not have the courage to fail. WNHodges
40. Those who would always live in sunshine must remember that it can burn. WNH
41. We can learn from yesterday, we can plan for tomorrow, but we must live here in the present. WNH
42. Dreams are goals set in JelloTM rather than concrete. WNH
43. Knowledge is a block to imagination. - William N Hodges
44. Lightning last only a split second but lights up the sky as if it were day. It is not how long something takes but the effect that counts. -- William N Hodges
45. We pay for all we have, with all we are. - William N Hodges