Do not let the future be held hostage by the past

God does not begin by asking us about our ability, but only about our availability, and if we then prove our dependability, he will increase our capability.

The soul is like a violin string: it makes music only when it is stretched.

If, in the end, you have not chosen Jesus Christ it will not matter what you have chosen.

The more seriously we work on our own imperfections, the less we are judgemental of the imperfections of others.

We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count.

No love is ever wasted. Its worth does not lie in reciprocity.

The submission of one's will is really the only uniquely personal thing we have to place on God's altar. The many other things we 'give' are actually the things He has already given or loaned to us.

We should not assume; however, that just because something is unexplainable by us, it is unexplainable.

Trials and tribulations tend to squeeze the artificiality out of us, leaving the essence of what we really are and clarifying what we really yearn for.

You rock a sobbing child without wondering if today's world is passing you by, because you know you hold tomorrow tightly in your arms.

The secret to extraordinary faith is fully engaging our MINDS, as well as our hearts, because DYNAMIC FAITH REQUIRES A HEALTHY BALANCE OF BOTH.

What is your vision of ideal world?

Life humbles the rich by giving them problems that money can’t resolve, or, dissolve.

I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act but I do believe in a fate that falls on men unless they act.

I think you just have to be realistic to what the reality is, the way people experience movies.

If I believed everything everyone had ever told me about my family I'd be a sight more miserable than I am now

The Russians need to understand that you cannot have peace [in Syria] unless you resolve the question of Sunni buy-in.

Maturity is highly overrated.

One of the reasons why they are optimistic is that there is more competition. Red Bull has become more competitive, the races have become more attractive - and that is what fans want!

When I first saw Jo, I said boom, that was it, because I'm a one-woman man.