13 Quotes by Tommy Walker

Hers was an unconditional love– so long as you kept the food coming. Realizing that what attracted her to me needn’t have been anything more complicated than my having a warm body to nestle in and plentiful food in her bowl, still I felt that she loved me because at least a warm body was something I was already. Being loved for something I already was, no matter how surface oriented, was still better than being loved for the person I might be changed or mistakenly perceived to be.

Brrrrrr. Like a lady had handed me a pickle jar that I simply couldn't open, and I wasn't a man anymore.

She was charged with making sure students stayed in school. Most of the time, she was at folks' houses, talking to parents about the importance of keeping their children in school. Education was always important to Juanita.

It is a partnership with Rick Warren, who wrote 'The Purpose Driven Life,' ... I did a concert live at their church and they're partnering with me to put the CD out.

My sister and brother-in-law started the ministry in memory of my nephew, ... Because it's my nephew, I have a very emotional tie to the ministry. You just can't get a better story for feeding hungry children.

I was there when she drew her last breath. I could tell she wanted to tell me something, but she just didn't have the strength to get the words out.

It doesn't show Minister Tony getting sprayed. But it shows everything after that. But I'm determined to find the guy.

We knew each other pretty good. When I came back from my time in the Air Force and we started talking, I couldn't believe how much she had grown up. She didn't talk much, but I talked a good bit and she always listened.

Performing in my hometown reminds me where I came from, and that I am so grateful for my childhood, ... It also means being with family members. Then I'm also reminded of the unbelievable places God has taken me around the world.