"Prayer is the very life-breath of true Christianity."

“The reflection of the world is blues, that's where that part of the music is at. Then you got this other kind of music that's tryin' to come around.”

“If the cross is a personal act of violence perpetrated by God towards humankind but borne by his Son, then it makes a mockery of Jesus' own teaching to love your enemies and to refuse to repay evil with evil.”

Source : "The Lost Message of Jesus". Book by Steve Chalke and Alan Mann, 2003.

“...there has to be someone who is willing to do it, who is willing to take whatever risks are required. I don't think it can be done with money alone. The person has to be dedicated to the task. There has to be some other motivation.”

“I try to think about items that can be worn in different ways so they can be worn more than once.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

“There is a common emotion we all recognize and have not yet named -- the happy anticipation of being able to feel contempt.”

Source : Thomas Harris (1999). “Hannibal”

“I tell my coach all the time "Hey, listen, coach. You know the hardest person on me isn't you, right? It's me." I'm the hardest person on myself, my biggest critic, always pushing. But there are days when I have to tell myself, "Relax, breathe, you're too stressed out." When it's no longer fun, when it's no longer something you can tolerate, that's when you have to take a break.”

“If I don't love you, baby, grits ain't groceries.”

Source : Song: Grits Ain't Groceries

“So, I have the responsibility of making sure that HUD functions and runs well.”

Source : "Mr. Jackson is the Deputy Secretary for Department of Housing and Urban Development". "The Business of Government Hour" interview, www.businessofgovernment.org. May 19, 2003.