God does not 'love' us without liking us.

The most important thing in your life is not what you do; it's who you become. That's what you will take into eternity.

We don't believe something by merely saying we believe it, or even when we believe that we believe it. We believe something when we act as if it were true.

Discipleship is the process of becoming who Jesus would be if he were you.

Ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.

Every church needs to be able to answer two questions. First, what is our plan for making disciples? And second, does our plan work?

One of the hardest things in the world is to be right and not hurt other people with it.

Few people arise in the morning as hungry for God as they are for cornflakes or toast and eggs.

The main thing God gets out of your life is not the achievements you accomplish. It's the person you become.

The key, then, to loving God is to see Jesus, to hold him before the mind with as much fullness and clarity as possible. It is to adore him.

The aim of spiritual formation is not behavior modification but the transformation of all those aspects of you and me where behavior comes from...Circumcision of the heart.

Life and history have repeatedly taught us that values and virtues are far much stronger than the physical wealth we often see. For material wealth emanates from values and virtues.

Stop listening to people who don’t experience happiness, success, peace, and fulfillment themselves. Don't let them tell you what is right and wrong!

It has always been difficult for historians to fully grasp the intelligence of painters.

The people who tried government regulation have lives which are miserable.

Katsa watched the long grass moving around them. The wind pushed it, attacked it, struck it in one place and then another. It rose and fell and rose again. It flowed, like water.

If you ever have to ask someone else's opinion on a trade, you shouldn't be in it.

'Understanding' art is like having a sense of humour - if you don't have one, no amount of explanation is going to make you laugh.

Places that succeed in attracting and retaining creative class people prosper; those that fail don't.

I am an entertainer. Cinema is entertainment. It is nothing more than that.

The most important thing is what you already do. It's being authentic. It's being curious, trying to discover gifts.