Failure is not an option. Failure is necessary...We try. We fail. We learn. We adjust.

We might impress people with our strengths, but we connect with people through our weaknesses.

To step toward your destiny, you have to step away from your security.

Never let the presence of a storm cause you to doubt the presence of God.

If you want what NORMAL people have, do what normal people DO. If you want what FEW people have, do what few people DO.

God is not calling us to go to church; he is calling us to be his church, the hope of the world.

God will often give you more than you can handle so you can learn to depend on Him rather than on yourself.

Get out of the boat. Face your fears. Fail. Learn. Adjust. Try again. And watch God do more than you can imagine.

Most leaders are trying to figure out the right strategy. The best leaders are obsessed with empowering the right people.

If you want to reach people nobody is reaching, you've got to do things nobody is doing

Being consumed by what people think of you is the fastest way to forget what God thinks of you.

Having money is about handling it the correct way. In my lifetime, I've both lost and made millions.

Children have almost an intuitive discernment between the maxims you bring forward for their use, and those by which you direct your own conduct.

If it is something important, get a colleague to improve it.

I always describe writing a story as throwing bowling pins in the air and then catching them.

The Secret Service has announced it is doubling its protection for John Kerry. You can understand why - with two positions on every issue, he has twice as many people mad at him.

Attempting to grapple with improving end-of-life care is a political third rail.

If you make the Internet, live on the internet.

Insects are my secret fear. That's what terrifies me more than anything - insects.

People who confuse what they wish were true with what is really true create distorted pictures of reality that make it impossible for them to make the best choices.

Life isn't fair," Owen told her. "Get used to it.