John Powell
John Powell
lives love refuse shaped
Our lives are shaped by those who love us and by those who refuse to love us
boxing focused laughed main pretend run
He'd run around, pretend like he was boxing everybody, ... Everyone kind of laughed at how he was. But the main thing I would say about him, he was so focused on it.
came town
He came into town just to get those 6-inch custard pies,
children die hunger outrageous
What is disgraceful and outrageous is that 18,000 children die of hunger every day, every one of them a preventable death. That's what the controversy should be about.
anytime certainly hands stop street takes work
Anytime we can take narcotics off the street it is significant because it takes them out of the hands of children. ...It certainly is not going to stop the drug problem, we have to work very, very hard.
became felt friends-or-friendship knew people true
Once he became the champ, he told me he didn't really know who his friends were any more, ... He told me he felt like his only real, true friends were in Louisville. ... This is where the people really knew him and made him feel the most comfortable.
emerging future lead
Certainly, these emerging technologies can lead to better communications in the future,
beauties bubbling canyon colors forms glories grand sound sounds span tempest unite
The glories and the beauties of form, color, and sound unite in the Grand Canyon - forms unrivaled even by the mountains, colors that vie with sunsets, and sounds that span the diapason from tempest to tinkling raindrop, from cataract to bubbling fountain.
religious brother winning
I also see the world of religion. I see some of my brothers and sisters trying to be religious without being fully human. They seem a little rigid and narrow at times, wanting to be holy, but not human. They seem to be winning a place in heaven, without realizing or enjoying the beauty of earth. They keep the ten commandments, but their observances look so joyless. Such a world seems small and the air in that world is stale.
beautiful attitude heart
You and I can profit by asking ourselves: What do I see when I look through the lens of my attitude toward myself? Am I more a critic than a friend? Do I look beyond the surface blemishes to find the truly beautiful and unique person that I am? Or do I play the destructive "comparison game"? What verdict does the juror of my mind pass on me: "good at heart" or "guilty on all counts"?
came ellis fight jimmy
He came around to the neighborhood before his fight with Jimmy Ellis (in 1971),