The faster the gambling activity, the more highly addictive it is; and the more addictive the gambling activity is, the more revenue it will generate for the industry

Legalized gambling is the leading cause of bankruptcy

The gambling interests like to point to the construction jobs, but those jobs go away

I would hate to see the state of Wisconsin make another mistake and locate another casino in a high-density population area

A study in Illinois in the mid-1990s found that 65 percent of businesses were hurt by the proximity of gambling

Bankruptcies and addictions increase in areas with casinos

Utah sells itself to Fortune 500 companies as a noncasino state where employers don't have to be concerned about absenteeism and other problems associated with gambling

Crime goes up 10 percent due to the gambling by the third year after racinos or slot machines are open, and then it continues upward after that

27 percent to 55 percent of casino revenues come from problem or pathological gamblers

The ABCs of legalized gambling - addictions, bankruptcies and crime

There would be economic disruption in Omaha from expanded gambling...You would just be moving Chernobyl closer to the population center

It takes strength to forgive and love unconditionally.

Worries don't motivate us, they reduce our energy and opportunity to shine.

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own understanding in all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths.

My mom has always been kind of my backbone. She keeps me strong. She is a mother, a friend. She is really everything to me.

I think that it would be less difficult to live eternally than to be deprived of sleep throughout life.

Don't worry about trying to do a perfect job. There is no perfect job. There is no one way of raising your children.

Guns make you stupidbetter to fight your wars with duct tape. Duct tape makes you smart.

Moments of solitude are the holiest moments to think wisely!

I am interested in the complicated choreography of close relationships.

When you win your first Grammy, it's true, you really want to thank all the little people.