Always keep the big picture in mind- you are greatly loved by Jesus and your job is to love Him and others in return. The rest is detail.

I never wanted to do TV. I just did what I was trained to do through the Special Forces, and I've been doing that from a very young age.

The rules of survival never change, whether you're in a desert or in an arena.

If you risk nothing you gain nothing

Is your ego small enough, and your backbone strong enough, to raise others up high on your shoulders?

Sometimes an ember is all we need.

I've seen extreme bravery from the least likely of people. Life is about the moments when it's all gone wrong. That's when we define ourselves.

You don't need to go to the ends of the earth, you don't need to climb Everest to have a great adventure, it's invariably on our doorstep.

A wise man knows; learn from others, never get complacent and know where the classic old dangers come from.

Live a wild, generous full, exciting life – blessing those around you and seeing the good in all.

There is no feeling like coming home after danger.

Christianity is not a do-it-yourself thing.

When I realized that if I was an actor, I could be any character I wanted instead of just one particular, I was like, 'Wow, that's cool.'

No person connected with me by blood or marriage will be appointed to office.

Through all hardships there is a lesson to be learned.

Life as it should be: all friends, all art, all music, all love, all the time.

We accumulate our opinions at an age when our understanding is at its weakest.

One lady wrote me and told me how she wants to see me get beat up and near death and that kind of stuff.

Every prayer - every thought, every statement, every feeling - is creative.

The end of life is to be like unto God; and the soul following God, will be like unto Him; He being the beginning, middle, and end of all things.

I think USA has a great handle on programming and content. They know their viewers and they know what works... Character driven programming!