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“Wisdom is the ability to make wise decisions and pursue them. The bible said "wisdom is the principal thing". This means it's the number one thing ever that you cannot bypass and expect to succeed!”

“This is an everyday question and you must take note of it always. When you wake up, it should be among your number one thoughts. What are you doing for others?”

“In some cases, you can tell how somebody is being treated by their own boss from the way they are treating someone to whom they are a boss.”

“No matter what anyone in North Star thought of my mom, everyone agreed on one thing: she was the best cook in the Texas Hill Country. She was known for her barbecue and fried pies. But she was most famous for one particular dish. The dish people people would drive hundreds of miles for was simply called the Number One. I imagine Momma was going to make a list of specials. The trouble was, she never got past the Number One. So there it sat at the top of the menu, alone, all by itself. The Number One: Chicken fried steak with cream gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans cooked in bacon fat, one buttermilk biscuit, and a slice of pecan pie With Brad's words ringing in my head about my vague culinary vision, I decide to make the Number One for tonight's supper. After leaving the salon, I drive to various farm stands, grocery stores, and butchers. I handpick the top-round steak with care, choose fresh eggs one by one, and feel an immense sense of home as I pull Mom's cast-iron skillet from the depths of Merry Carole's cabinets. My happiest memories involve me walking into whatever house we were staying in at the time to the sounds and smells of chicken fried steak sizzling away in that skillet. This dish is at the very epicenter of who I am. If my culinary roots start anywhere, it's with the Number One. As I tenderize the beef, my mind is clear and I'm happy. I haven't cooked like this- my recipes for me and the people I love- in far too long. If ever. Time flies as I roll out the crust for the pecan pie. I'm happy and contented as I cut out the biscuit rounds one by one. I haven't a care in the world. Being in Merry Carole's kitchen has washed away everything I left in the whirlwind of being back in North Star.”

“Do what no one else can do and you will become what no one else can become.”

“We stand around the tray. Just staring at it. Forever in awe. The chicken fried steak will be just as she remembered it. The biscuits will flake just like they used to. The pecan pie will be sweet and will take her back to those times she sat at the tables just outside the shack on a summer's day. And for once, she'll have fresh strawberry ice cream to go with it.”

“IF ONE THINKS MONEY IS HIS STRENGTH, HE IS THE POOREST PERSON ON THE EARTH; IF ONE THINKS POWER IS HIS STRENGTH, HE IS THE NAIVEST PERSON ON THE EARTH; IF ONE THINKS PLEASURE IS HIS STRENGTH, HE IS THE SADDEST PERSON ON THE EARTH; IF ONE THINKS REVENGE IS HIS STRENGTH, HE IS THE WEAKEST PERSON ON THE EARTH; IF ONE THINKS NUMBER ONE IS HIS STRENGTH, HE IS THE LONELIEST PERSON ON THE EARTH; IF ONE THINKS LOVE IS HIS STRENGTH, HE IS THE WILDEST PERSON ON THE EARTH”