Character is the backbone of our human culture. Music is the flowering of character.

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.

To See What Is Right And Not Do It Is A Lack Of Courage.

What you do not want done to yourself do not do to others.

Choose a job that you like, and you will never have to work a day in your life.

An orchid in a deep forest sends out its fragrance even if no one is around to appreciate it.

A great man is hard on himself; a small man is hard on others.

The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.

A message for those of you who contemplate permanent solutions to temporary problems. You never know what could be coming in the future. There is so much music you've yet to hear.

You been mud wrestling..?' 'Only with my conscience.' 'Really? Who won?' 'Well, it was one of those rare occasions when violence really doesn't solve anything.

You must have a capacity to receive, or even omnipotence can't give.

We don't need more to be thankful for, we just need to be more thankful.

He represented the Twins , but I think everyone in baseball felt like they were a teammate of Kirby Puckett.

I think that failure is just as important as success. In a way, failure is a kind of success if you can look at it in the right way, if you can accept it and enjoy it in the right way.

If we take the Lord's hand and let ourselves be guided by him, the path we take will be right and good.

Try to be a whole person.Not just a night person, or a day person. Be the kind of person who can live in both.

One of the definitions for "mad" is "wild"; I'm certainly all for wild as opposed to domesticated.