They understood that brave men could be injured more by pity than by disease.

You can be spiritual all by yourself. Everybody has a soul. But to be religious, it seems like you need other people, and then sometimes it becomes more about the people than the soul.

Porches could be cleaned with a broom in a few minutes, but the soul could not be swept. It had to be shaken. And shaking the loess from a soul took a lifetime and more strength than most people had.

There are struggles you cannot win, but a man can meet his own heart if value is found in loss. Give yourself permission to cry.

The power of our country relies on the character that comes out of each of our homes.

The world has a way of dragging down our mood.

I wonder if God hears prayers if the only time you make them is when you’re in trouble.

He knew that prejudice was a necessary part of the weak spirit of some men.

Time does not heal, but it can liberate. A race run well can never be lost.

Hope was always hard to find in the darkness.

Doing without will wear on you until temptation is stronger than character, sometimes.

Mindfulness is living in the moment without judging it.

No matter how long a shallow foundation supports a luxuriant structure, it will always collapse back to its thin rank, flouting out emotions.

If you truly wish to change what is without, you must first change what festers within.

There is no such thing as a fair fight.

You know, I am just a musician and I have no idea these days what good and bad is in terms of labels.

Cynicism was a one-way path, and once taken the way back was lost forever.

Peter Gammons went on to Sports Illustrated and ESPN, and was on everyone's shortlist of best baseball writers ever.

A student of life considers the world a classroom.

My mom always complains about my lack of a boyfriend. Well, next time she asks, I'm going to tell her I'm dating two different guys-Mr Duracell and Mr Energizer.

Desire is hunger is the fire I breathe, love is a banquet on which we feed.