“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,...
“He who follows the feathered inhabitants of the forest and plains, however rough or tangled the paths may be, seldom fails to obtain the objects of his pursuit – provided he be possessed of due enthusiasm and perseverance.” John James Audubon 1824 – Mill Grove,...
“I’ve had plenty of ups and downs and disappointments in my career. The story of my life has been people telling me what I can’t do. You’re not a strategic manager. You can’t handle pitchers. After a while, I quit listening to folks tell me what I can’t do.”...
“Each time we face what man has said cannot be done, we face a choice: will we choose to accept the seemingly impossible? Or will we choose to defy it? It is those who make the latter, tougher decision who inspire us to attempt the impossible.” ...
“Do not follow where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” Ralph Waldo Emerson 2006 – Tucson, Arizona: Parrish Traweek received a call from Jessica Cox. “Mr. Traweek, I’ve looking for...
“I came to Nashville thinking that opportunity just hung on trees and that all I had to do was take out my guitar and sing. I thought they would paint my name on the water tower, but there’s nothing colder than reality. I wouldn’t trade a thing – even the tough...
