A girl's father is the first man in her life, and probably the most influential.

When you follow God's will for your life, you can see how yesterday's events prepared you for today's challenges and tomorrow's opportunities.

Prayer is the way you defeat the devil, reach the lost, restore a backslider, strengthen the saints, send missionaries out, cure the sick, accomplish the impossible, and know the will of God.

Integrity is keeping a commitment even after circumstances have changed.

No circumstance, person, or difficulty can stop the plans and the promises of God.

If you are a Christian, your search for approval should be over.

When our lives are filled with peace, faith and joy, people will want to know what we have.

Don't wait until the moment of crisis. Plan ahead, hide God's Word in your heart, and pray in advance for victory, holiness, and a life pleasing to God.

Everyone we meet is a hero waiting to happen. When Jesus saw people, He envisioned their potential. No respecter of persons, He associated with people from all walks of life.

Heaven is not a figment of imagination. It is not a feeling or an emotion. It is not the "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere." It is a prepared place for a prepared people.

God loves you as though you are the only person in the world, and He loves everyone the way He loves you.

May you great success in all your daring adventures.

One day you will do things for me that you hate. That is what it means to be family.

The best gift that we can give to our friends is true love and sincere appreciation.

As long as you have goals to accomplish in this life, you will not truly be complete.

I came from a place where there wasn't a lot of joy.

I see music as an aid. It overcomes my internal editor, especially when the music evokes the character or the mood I'm trying to build.

Let us not mince words about what this would be: a deportation force designed to break up families and deport millions of people.

If we get the donations, I think we're going to raise a significant amount of money; some will be used for some administered costs, but the public portion of that will go directly into grants.

In Texas, we have the death penalty, and we use it. That's right. If you come to Texas and kill somebody, we will kill you back.

When you come from the Midwest, you have a more open mind than if you come from the West Coast or the East Coast.