Teresa Mitchell

“The lies we tell ourselves are often stronger than the truth. They worm their way into our hearts and our minds until they are all we see”
― Laurie Gilmore, The Christmas Tree Farm

“One of its greatest attributes was the night manager, Steve Rowland. Steve became like an extra wheel in our touring party due not only to his sublime affability, but his prowess in making over-padded bills go away and seeing that anyone in our tribe knew how to find anyone else at any given time. This latter quality got him christened “Reuters” by Elton, a man who felt everyone needed a sobriquet. Rod Stewart was Phyllis, Freddie Mercury was Melina as in Mercouri, and I for unknown reasons was briefly christened Mavis!”
― Bernie Taupin, Scattershot: Life, Music, Elton, and Me

“I KNOW THAT THERE WILL ALWAYS BE PEOPLE who think that the extra courses I took to help raise my high school GPA were a lame excuse for making up classes I failed the first time around. There are other people who will always be convinced that I am just a dumb football player who only graduated from Briarcrest because I had a lot of people helping to pull me along because they wanted to get me into college. All I can say in response to that is, look at my academic record while at Ole Miss. I wasn’t just squeaking by with the minimum GPA—twice I made the dean’s list. It’s amazing how a life can turn around with some encouragement, some support, and someone willing to say, “I believe you CAN do what you’ve set your mind on doing.”
― Michael Oher, I Beat The Odds: From Homelessness, to The Blind Side, and Beyond

“If you want to get out of the ghetto, you can’t keep living like the ghetto.”
― Michael Oher, I Beat The Odds: From Homelessness, to The Blind Side, and Beyond