God is a God of systems and predictability and order, and God honors planning.

Giving up something now for something better later is not a sacrifice. It is an investment.

It's better to make a difference than to make a point.

There is no cramming for a test of character. It always comes as a pop quiz.

You have no idea the numbers of people that God may want to influence through you

Leaders who refuse to listen, will eventually be surrounded by people who have nothing helpful to say

Your devotion to God is illustrated, demonstrated, and authenticated by your love for others.

At the end of the day, God's love for me, for you, and for the world is settled at the cross.

It takes a habit to break a habit. You can pray every day for a generous heart, but until you start acting in that direction, nothing's going to change.

Your greatest accomplishment may not be something you do but someone you raise.

Your friends will determine the quality and direction of your life.

Every book is its own black hole. Don’t fight the pull

The darkness surrounding can envelop one, but if you light only one match, you have defeated it all.

If you spend your whole life waiting for the storm, you'll never enjoy the sunshine.

I do, however, think it would be difficult to write books I don't like to read.

When you're testing to see how deep water is, never use two feet.

There was nothing medieval people liked better, or did better, than sorting out and tidying up. Of all our modern inventions I suspect that they would most have admired the card index.

As a child, I always liked dressing up and getting into character, and actors are lucky in being able to retain that playfulness, though we do seem to find it hard to grow up.

The body maintains balance in only a handful of ways. At the end of the day, disease occurs when these basic systems are out of whack.

If it weren't for baseball, many kids wouldn't know what a millionaire looked like.

It seems that the small movies are a little more risky and cutting-edge. You've got your big commerce and you've got your small films that you're more passionate about.