Woody Boyd

"Faith is like a muscle, you have to exercise it, and mine could use a workout."

"Leadership is about lifting others up, even if you're falling down yourself."

"Work gives life meaning, even when the work is serving beer to people smarter than you."

"Dreams fuel our ambitions, though mine usually involve sleeping."

"Humor helps us cope with life's challenges, which is why I'm funny, mostly accidentally."

"Nature teaches us patience, unlike me who teaches the opposite."

"Knowledge is treasure, but common sense is rarer than gold."

"Music is the universal language, spoken mostly in sports bars."

"Science explains the world, but it doesn't explain why I exist."

"Art is subjective, which is why my life looks more like a comedy than a masterpiece."

"Justice should be blind, because if it could see me, it might adjust my life."

"Patience is a virtue I admire in others while lacking in myself."

"Gratitude means appreciating what you have, like a job that tolerates you."

"Creativity comes from combining ideas in new ways, which I do by accident daily."

"Fear teaches us what matters, and I fear losing my job and my dignity."

"Power isn't about control, it's about influence, which I have none of."

"Health is the foundation of happiness, after beer, of course."

"Adventure is out there, but I'm comfortable here at the bar."

"Imagination lets us see possibilities, even in my impossible situation."

"History is full of lessons if you bother to learn them, which I don't."

"Philosophy helps us understand life, though I mostly understand beer."

"Literature shows us who we could be, which makes me sad about who I am."

"Politics divides people, which is why I avoid it and just serve everyone equally badly."

"War is the failure of peace, so I choose peace with my duties."

"Motivation is the desire to move forward, which I lack most mornings."

"Inspiration strikes suddenly, like when I say something wise by accident."

"Relationships are hard work, which is why I'm better with plants."

"Solitude teaches us about ourselves, which is terrifying for me."

"The only failure is not trying, so I try to fail less frequently."

"Every ending is a new beginning, like every empty glass."