Death is not something you get over. It’s the rip that exposes life in a before and after chasm, and all you can do is try to exist as best you can in the after.

Doubt is a cancerous mindset that kills dreams before it becomes a reality. It destroys your passion and enthusiasm before you take a step. Kill doubt with faith.

A part of my depression lies, I think, in my unanswered question: Where is home? I feel a sense, always, of trying to find my way back to a place that doesn't exist.

Good friends laugh at you, laugh with you, but never laugh behind your back.

How often have our own tears blinded us to the tears of others.

We are older by faith than by experience.

You're never fully dressed without a smile.

Read. Read. Read. Just don't read one type of book. Read different books by various authors so that you develop different styles.

Chief executives that are successful make good chief executives.

Death to the killers, bringing light to life.

There are a lot of guys who have terrible throwing motions-worse than mine. But they still get the ball downfield. That's all that matters.