O. Wayne Rollins Quotes

“Always look behind good news.”

“Giving to a living institution that goes on and on and affects people's lives – to me, that the best.

That's the highest kind of giving, when you invest in people.”

“How could anybody look at this land and not believe in God?”

“I feel I am a caretaker of the land, and that I have a responsibility to leave it in better shape than I found it.”

“I spent my life competing against the average in whatever it was – not being satisfied, constantly wanting to be better than the average.”

“I think every bit of my childhood contributed to every success that I had.”

“I'll tell you one thing. I've enjoyed life.”

“If it could be said truthfully about me, I'd rather have it just say that: He was a good man.”

“If you wait until you're ready, you'll never do anything.”

“My grandmother told me, and I believed her, that if you are average, and the other person is average, and he works eight hours and you work twelve, you are 50 percent better than he is.

And there's not any way anyone can take this away from you.”

“Our success will be according to how much effort we are willing to put into it.”

“People never accomplish much with negative thinking, and if they do accomplish anything it's an accident.”

“There's no such thing as a self-made man. I've had much help and have found that if you're willing to work, many people are willing to help you.”

“You purchase success with effort, the same way you purchase groceries with money.”

“Your family and your blood is the most important thing in the world. If another one needs help, no matter what that is, you respond.”