"A Chinese poet many centuries ago noticed that to re-create something in words is like being alive twice."

-- Frances Mayes

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“Character is revealed in the power to discern the suffering of other people when we ourselves are suffering; in the ability to detect the hunger of others when we are hungry; and in the power to reach out and extend compassion for the spiritual agony of others when we are in the midst of our own spiritual distress.”
“Things that are bad for business are bad for the people who work for business.”
“Bluegrass is wonderful music. I'm glad I originated it.”
“Meditation is as important as lifting weights and being out here on the field for practice,”

Source : "Lotus pose on two". Interview with Alyssa Roenigk, www.espn.com. August 21, 2013.
“If you want to hear God's voice clearly and you are uncertain, then remain in His presence until He changes this uncertainty. Often much can happen during this waiting for the Lord. Sometimes, He changes pride into humility; doubt into faith and peace; sometimes lust into purity. The Lord can and will do it.”
“Smells could bring a person back clearer than pictures even could.”
“In college I took a class from a professor who changed my whole life. I can't really remember what his name was, or what the class was, or even which college it was, but I found that if you sit behind a really tall guy and kind of slouch down in your chair you can drink Scotch right from the bottle and not get caught.”
“I like the catholicity in time: our tradition is one of 2,000 years.”

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