Quotes about "Resilience & Adversity"

I believe that if we think back to the period from F.D.R. through, let us say, Bush I, until the end of the Cold War, we lived through an artificial period in which American interests and European interests essentially dovetailed. ”

The essays in The Great Taos Bank Robbery were my project to win a Master of Arts degree in English when I quit being a newspaper editor and went back to college. ”

I need to look back on my poetic ventures, make sense of them as a whole, and move forward... and to experiment without external demands. ”

What would be a show that I would rescue? If I could bring anything back, it would be 'The Carol Burnett Show'. Tim Conway is just... I just watched him so many times do stuff over and over. He's just so amazing. ”

It's a privilege to be in a position to give back, and one that I take pretty seriously because I know what it's like... to be less fortunate, to be less privileged. ”

I don't really get to attend church. That's definitely one of the challenges. I'm always playing on Sunday, and that's tough because I really never get to take the sacrament - maybe once every three or four months when I'm home and have a week off. ”

I enjoy the challenge of being a father... I try to do my best to be there for my children. ”

I think the biggest challenge when I'm on the road is being away from my family. ”

I knew when I got on tour that if I had the opportunity to give back to my community, which is Rose Park, I would. ”

I can take a hit, I know I can hit back twice as hard. ”