President Harry Truman once made a trip to the old west town of Tombstone, Arizona. Ghosts of the famous and notorious alike crowd the streets of Tombstone ” people like Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday. When Truman returned from Tombstone, though, he didn't talk about the legendary heros. Instead he recalled the words engraved on the headstone of a simple man buried at Boot Hill. The inscription read: "Here lies Jack Williams. He done all he could."

Included on a church's annual commitment card was a question: "How many Sundays do you plan to attend Sunday School and worship this year?" Persons were to answer with 50 weeks, or 40 weeks, or 30 weeks. One comment stood out: "We'll come as often as we can." That's not really a commitment, is it? It's like saying, "We'll come when we feel like it…