Death of the righteous . . . is not to be feared or shunned. It is the shadowed threshold to the palace of God.

There are three of you. There is the person you think you are. There is the person others think you are. There is the person God knows you are and can be through Christ.

A prayerless Christian is a powerless Christian.

Be assured that there is no sin you have ever committed that the blood of Jesus Christ cannot cleanse.

The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church.

The very practice of reading [the Bible] will have a purifying effect upon your mind and heart. Let nothing take the place of this daily exercise.

Confidentiality is the essence of being trusted.

In some ways, Christians are homeless. Our true home is waiting for us, prepared by the Lord Jesus Christ.

Someday your life will be over, no matter how much attention you give to your health. Will you look back with regret, because you nourished your body but starved your soul?

All around you are people whose lives are filled with trouble and sorrow, and they need your compassion and encouragement.

The way we live often speaks far louder than our words.

Santa Claus has the right idea - visit people only once a year.

I never like to think that I design for a particular person. I design for the woman I wanted to be, the woman I used to be, and - to some degree - the woman I'm still a little piece of.

I have always felt I lived on the high seas, threatened, at the heart of a royal happiness.

Fear has its uses but cowardice has none.

Three things can happen when you throw the ball, and two of them are bad.

I cannot forget the place that I come from. The Congo is much in need.

I'm the girliest girl you are ever going to meet.

I really kind of pride myself on figuring stuff out pretty quickly but I couldn't, couldn't. I just had no idea.

I love being black in America, and especially being black in Hollywood.