Our land, the first garden of liberty's tree-- It has been, and shall be, the land of the free.

To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.

The patriot's blood is the seed of Freedom's tree.

The proud, the cold untroubled heart of stone, that never mused on sorrow but its own.

the soul of conversation is sympathy

For Beauty's tears are lovelier than her smile.

Tis distance lends enchantment to the view, and robes the mountain in its azure hue.

Although no words can really help to ease the loss you bear, Just know that you are very close in every thought and prayer. To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.

To live in the hearts of others is not to die

Your belief systems limit your reality to a sub-set of the solution space that does not contain the answer.

The smaller your reality, the more convinced you are that you know everything.

Don’t harden your heart. Return to the Lord. He will revive and restore you.

'Age' is the acceptance of a term of years. But maturity is the glory of years.

Only passions, great passions can elevate the soul to great things.

It's a beautiful blessing that I get to help raise a man. And I want to show him as much as possible.

...the spirit reveals itself to everyone with the same intensity and consistency, but only warriors are consistently attuned to such revelations.

I knew exactly what I was doing: I was doing nothing. because I knew there was nothing to do.

On the Road that I have taken, one day walking I awaken, amazed to see where I've come, where I'm going, where I'm from.

I'll be honest: I was a super-late bloomer, and I was kind of a prude.

As far as I can remember, every dime I ever had went to something extravagant. I would rather spend more, buy fewer items and have them forever.

We can lift ourselves, and others as well, when we refuse to remain in the realm of negative thought and cultivate within our hearts an attitude of gratitude.