I tell myself I bear witness. The real answer is that it's obviously my programming. And I lack the constitution for suicide.

Man who invented the hamburger was smart; man who invented the cheeseburger was a genius.

Man shall not live by bread alone.

I know who I am. And after all these years, there's a victory in that.

The unsaid rule for living in a trailer park is: 'If the door's shut, don't come a-knockin.' But if it's open and you're walkin' by, feel free to say, 'Hello.'

It's a scientific fact that gratitude reciprocates.

The older you get, the more rules they’re gonna try to get you to follow. You just gotta keep livin’ man, l-i-v-i-n’

Give thanks. Appreciate what you DO have ... the more we give thanks, the more we receive to be thankful for. Gratitude is the gift that always gives back.

Life is not fair, it never was and it is now and it won't ever be. Do not fall into the trap. The entitlement trap, of feeling like you're a victim. You are not.

Sure, I can get a little bit jealous. The good part about jealousy is that it comes from passion. It's also the dangerous part and it's an ugly emotion that hurts.

There's a difference in thinking you are a champion and knowing that you are.

Outrage is easy, cheap, and oversold. The nation needs less anger and more thoughtful reflection, less shouting and more listening, less dissembling and more honesty.

I hope that five years and ten years from now, I'll be a better man, a more mature man, a wiser man, a more humble man and a more spirited man to serve the good of my people and the good of humanity.

There can be no Kingdom of God in the world without the Kingdom of God in our hearts.

A little thing comforts us because a little thing afflicts us.

I listen to lots of music, especially Bach, opera (all periods), German lieder, chamber music, and rock, old and new. I can't listen to music while I write. It's too absorbing.

If the family were a boat, it would be a canoe that makes no progress unless everyone paddles.

So I'm taking a stand-and I hope others will-to really live what I believe and embrace who I am in Jesus Christ.

We have so much time and so little to do. Strike that, reverse it.

Dance is an art that imprints on the soul. It is with you every moment, it expresses itself in everything you do.

In every attempt there are many obstacles to cope with, but gradually the path becomes smooth.