As long as I loved and served Christ I could be anything I wanted to be.

You never know how bad a situation is going to be until you come out of it. But the nation has had two major hurricanes in [several] weeks, and we will be stronger because of it.

Even more important than what we do, then, is who we are.

We live in a free country. While patriotism is important, liberty of thought and liberty of expression are even more important.

Back in the days when I was growing up, the SWAC had as good of talent as any schools in the state.

Further south, there are some airports, but none our size. Our airport is the gateway to the southern Kansas City.

I dropped out of school for a semester, transferred to another college, switched to an art major, graduated, got married, and for a while worked as a graphic designer.

My father was a Presbyterian minister, working among the poor in West Virginia. He had taken what amounted to a vow of poverty when he accepted that call and so we never had much money.

It was not accustomed to being summoned.

Forgiveness is the giving and so the receiving of life.

Your choices run out when your money does.

All these weirdos, and me getting a little better every day right in the midst of them. I had never known, never even imagined for a heartbeat, that there might be a place for people like us.

I did not sleep. I never do when I am over-happy, over-unhappy, or in bed with a strange man.

Careers, like rockets, don't always take off on schedule. The key is to keep working the engines.

The most important thing about winning is believing that you can win no matter who you are playing.

Put legs to your prayers

The mind is responsible for the feelings of pleasure and pain. Control of the mind is the highest Yoga.

The limousine is the ultimate ego trip, the supreme sign of success. It shouts: Hey, this guy is really and truly Mr Big.