“Man, you learn so much just like with anything else. If you do something long enough, you learn. You make mistakes. You run into roadblocks and barriers. You overcome obstacles. You fall down. I mean you have to fall down to learn to stand up.” IfsMenMeanLongEnoughRunningFallMistakeOvercomingObstaclesMaking MistakesBarriersFalling DownRoadblock Author:Chuck Ragan
“It's a whole nother aspect of this life that most people have no idea about. There's the loved ones, the wives, the girlfriends, the children. Some of the people out here are fathers and mothers. Whether you mean to or not, you end up neglecting your family in a lot of ways. Even if you do your best to keep in touch, the fact of the matter is that you're physically absent.” PeopleIfsWayMeanChildrenIdeasEndsMatterWholeFactsMotherFatherWifeAspectThis LifeNo IdeaOur FamilyGirlfriendNeglectLoved OnesAbsent Author:Chuck Ragan
“I mean we're all guilty of getting sidetracked or getting taken away from our loved ones. Whether we believe it or not, or care to admit it or not, it's just a product of this lifestyle. That's a big reason why I've always called this the blessing and the curse.” BelieveMeanReasonBigsCareTakenProductsBlessingLifestyleGuiltyReason WhyCurseLoved Ones Author:Chuck Ragan
“We can use music as a tool to overcome things. It was a beautiful age and realization for me, an awakening. I felt like my eyes were opened. It was like, you mean to tell me that I have the opportunity when I'm bottling stuff up, wanting to smash windows and breaking down walls, I can put that energy into a song and wake up the next day with that weight lifted?” MeanI CanUseEyeAgeBeautifulSongNextOpportunityEnergyFeltStuffLike YouWallToolsWindowOvercomingWeightWake UpAwakeningRealizationNext DayBreaking Down Author:Chuck Ragan
