“How many great songs, stories and books are in desk drawers and file cabinets because somebody said, ‘That’s not very good,’ so people gave up?” Andy Andrews Christmas 1984 – Thomas Road Baptist Church,...
“Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.” Nelson Mandela 1964 – Robben Island Prison – South Africa: It was said to be closest thing to hell in this world. The small...
“Lord, forgive me for the days when I was not thankful.” Gravestone in Louisville, Kentucky Saturday, August 1, 2009 – Cypress, Texas: Usually Shirley Dygert avoided risk.When her son Will decided to go skydiving to celebrate his 30th birthday, she pleaded with...
“Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion. The potential for greatness lives within each of us.” Wilma Rudolph June 1940 – Clarksville,...
“Whatever my lot thou hast taught me to say, it is well, it is well with my soul.” Horatio Spafford November 24, 1873 – Chicago, Illinois: The French luxury steamship SS Ville du Havre sailed...
“When you’re going through hell, keep going.” Winston Churchill November 14, 1970 – Huntingdon, West Virginia: It remains the worst tragedy in American sports history. On a rainy, foggy Saturday night, Southern Airways Flight 932 was bringing the...