The only people who know about me are people who would know about me.

Like Lincoln, I would like to believe the ballot is stronger than the bullet. Then again, he said that before he got shot.

Being a nerd, which is to say going too far and caring too much about a subject, is the best way to make friends I know.

The modern mocha is a bittersweet concoction of imperialism, genocide, invention, and consumerism served with whipped cream on top

My lips are chapped from the winds of change.

While I gave up God a long time ago, I never shook the habit of wanting to believe in something. So I replaced my creed of everlasting life with life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

The whole point of Louis Armstrong is that no one can really figure him out. There was a while where I thought you could try.

History is one war after another with a bunch of murders and natural disasters in between.

What are you hiding? No one ever asks that.

I no longer drink nearly as much as I used to but, still, my motto is Sine coffea nihil sum. Without coffee, I'm nothing.

You know, it's always good to have a synonym just for variety.

There is no promotion without Jesus

Consistency is an under-appreciated inspirational quality. It’s that ability to conduct yourself in a consistent, reliable manner that others will respect and appreciate.

A WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENTStomach-ache can be a curse

Every good love story has a start and a finish. What matters is what happens in the middle.

Nobody is so miserable as he who longs to be somebody other than the person he is.

When you got a dream, you don't just climb half way up the ladder, you climb all the way to the top

Nothing is more precious than your baby.

There is more freedom confessing our weaknesses and shortcomings than in pretending we have it all together

To always be loved one must ever be agreeable.

What is of most moment of compassion is not feelings of pity but feelings of togetherness.