They hear it come out, but they don't know how it got there. They don't understand that's life's way of talking. You don't sing to feel better. You sing cause that's a way of understanding life.

Far too many husbands fail to recognize that what your wife wants and needs most from you is your concern for her soul.

If you don't like my ocean don't fish in my sea Stay out of my valley and let my mountain be.

I can't tell my future, so I'm going to tell my past.

The core of a man's life should be his relationship with God. The man who walks humbly with God is motivated and empowered to step up and assume the difficult responsibilitie s that come his way.

This be an empty world without the blues.

Pulling weeds and planting seeds. That's the story of life. We are individual lots on which either weeds of selfishness or fruit of the Holy Spirit grows and flourishes.

Set your sights not just on the next few weeks ... set your sights on the years ahead - because our vision will look that far ahead.

Your marriage moves toward a state of isolation. Unless you lovingly and energetically nurture your marriage, you will begin to drift away from your mate.

[Advice to Bessie Smith:] Let your soul do the singin'.

Every dad is the family role model, whether he wants the job or not.

Any man could, if he were so inclined, be the sculptor of his own brain.

A writer’s brain is like a magician’s hat. If you’re going to get anything out of it, you have to put something in it first

I haven't changed, but I know I ain't the same.

There is more than one sort of prison, Captain, " Chirrut said. "I sense that you carry yours wherever you go.

I smile all the time, even when I'm in a bad mood. I always try to keep a smile on my face.

I am interested in recent scholarly work examining the emergence of women's studies and ethnic studies departments and the development of the neoliberal university.

Hee that hath charge of soules transports them not in bundles.

letting be is as important as mastering. Our tradition has encouraged us to be effective, to make or fabricate but not to let be born or let be.

It can seem an amazing fact that laws of nature keep on holding, that the frame of nature does not fall apart.

I've had to keep exploring different ways of presenting the music so I don't repeat myself.