Not mine, but I claim them

01. The butterfly is proof you can go through a great amount of darkness and still emerge beautiful.

02. Alabama did not pass an anti-abortion law. Alabama became a sanctuary state for babies.

03. You may have freedom of choice, but you do not have freedom from the consequences of your choice.

04. Logic cannot be the salt of the Earth if you only take it sugar coated.

05. I thought "Roe v Wade" was Ted Kennedy's escape plan in case a date went bad.

06. Baby Boomers read cereal boxes while eating breakfast. Millennials read phones.

07. Travelling on the high road is always easier because the traffic is always less.

08. There is a Stairway to Heaven and a Highway to Hell. The latter is getting crowded.

09. Isn't gun control the ability to hit your target with a single shot?

10. If socialism means that the government will make decisions for you, be the single source of mandated purchases, and increase taxes so everything is free, will you still be happy when someone you do not like is in that position of power over you, making those decisions for you, forcing you to pay for the free stuff they believe others should receive?

11. How many of the first 10 amendments to the US Constitution limit an individual's rights. How many limit the government's rights? Who had to find out to be sure?

12. Kindness is the language the deaf can hear and the blind can see (Mark Twain).

13. Why is it that the American flag and the American culture offend the same people that American benefits don't?

14. If Socialism is the best system of government, why do people leave Venezuela, Cuba, and North Korea? Why don't people move to these countries?

15. Sitting on the porch, watching the stars, listening to crickets, makes me know that everything on cable is not worth watching.

16. A grilled cheese sandwich is as close to culinary perfection as possible.

17. Power is not only to be sought, it is to be wielded. Question the motives of those who subscribe otherwise.

18. Someone, via their vision or camera, is always watching. Think before acting. The internet is forever.

19. Somewhere, someone has created some wisdom I need to understand.

20. You win life's lottery when you are born in the United States.