A whole life can be shaped by an old trauma, remembered or not.

Lord, You made us and gave us breath. May we do justice, love and mercy, and walk honorably before you this day. By the precious name of Jesus, I ask for your help to do this. Amen.

Courtesy with them is tariqa and following them is haqiqa.

Being generous without keeping score strengthens your spirit, keeps you focused on the people who make your business what it is, and helps breed success.

I've never had time to read. But no one ever kept me from finishing a novel I loved.

I got 99 Problems but Mitt ain't one.

I had no books at home. I started to frequent a public library in Lisbon. It was there, with no help except curiosity and the will to learn, that my taste for reading developed and was refined.

Love is always real, even when it doesn’t last.

With the rain, falls the wisdom of heaven.

The reality is that my stepfather was like a father to me and watching him die from a sudden heart attack was one of the hardest things I have ever gone through.

The object is to make a great record and you have to do whatever it takes.