“He believed a man should never be sober but never be drunk. And he believed in watching out for family, even if you had to stay sober for a few hours; it was that important.”

“To the extent a man can control chaos, he should put his testicles on the line and do so, but when a man can't, he should just step aside, or someone in the lineup behind him is gonna bite his ass.”

“My father believes with his entire soul that the meek shall inherit the earth. My children will inherit the earth but they will not be meek.”

“Are we praying?" "If you have to ask, you probably aren't.”

“You can't say asses in church unless you are speaking of donkeys.”

“She placed her hands, one on each of his shoulders, stood on her toes and kissed him on the lips. He waited, enjoying the moment like none before.”

“Yet the motion of the saw has not faltered, as though it and the arm functioned in a tranquil conviction that rain was an illusion of the mind.”

“You have to have more than hope to get what you want in life.”

“When faced with a problem, don't keep on discussing it. Go beyond the mental barrier to resolve it.”

“There is always a way forward if the responsible parties are willing to act.”

“Nothing is going to work out unless you step up and make it happen.”

“When you resolve to do a thing, you make a decision to act, to go all the way, come hell or high water. Its something youre committed to accomplish, having firmly decided to see it through to the end.”