Quotes by Spuds Crawford

Ive never considered the possibility of defeat. Ive never planned for it. Thats the job for those people who plan for such things. My job is to only plan for success...victory it has my complete focus.

He asked me if I ever prayed-- and I lied.Then he asked me if I ever got an answer, or a sign that my prayer was heard-- and I told him the truth.Yeah... me neither.His hands sounded like leather as he slowly rubbed some warmth into his knotted knuckles.So what happens to all of those lost prayers?I didnt know if I should tell him the truth of what I really believed... or not.I put my hand on his slumping shoulder, smiled and told him the truth of what I believe, Dont worry...

When you argue with someone, you always argue at the level of the person with the lowest level of intelligence. You never argue up.

Ignorance is not linear, its exponential.

A dam doesnt try to reason with the water. Its main purpose is to hold it still for a while. When I lecture my kids Im doing much the same thing. Im not trying to necessarily reason with them, just hold them still for a short while.

Science and discovery, especially in the field of non-abnormal pediatric mysteries, is built on the work of those who have been sneezed on before us. Causation and rationale may someday be reached, but until then it is the heartwarming and parental nature of the journey that drives us on; well, that and a fresh box of Kleenex.

As a young father its important to remember that, when youre at the beach, theres a BIG difference between telling your five year old son to just go pee in the ocean and telling him to get in the water at least waist deep and then pee in the ocean.

“Ive never considered the possibility of defeat. Ive never planned for it. Thats the job for those people who plan for such things. My job is to only plan for success...victory; it has my complete focus.”