God made a whole beautiful earth and decided to put you in it, to experience all of this beauty. You can't do that watching television all the time.

When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are.

I have sometimes wondered if the greatest desire of man is to be known and loved anyway.

And so I have come to understand that strength, inner strength, comes from receiving love as much as it comes from giving it.

What I believe is not what I say I believe; what I believe is what I do.

You can't tell a good story without conflict - the story can't be beautiful or meaningful. We're taught to run from conflict, and it's robbing us of some really good stories.

If we knew how much God loved us and was for us, we’d talk to Him all day long.

How disappointing would it be get to heaven and find out God created life to be enjoyed while all we did was worry?

There is something beautiful about a billion stars held steady by a God who knows what He is doing.

I can no more understand the totality of God than the pancake I made for breakfast understands the complexity of me

People love to have lived a great story, but few people like the work it takes to make it happen.

What was once my FUTURE is now my PAST

I’ll wait for you, ” he said as his hand dropped to his side, as his eyes began to dim. “I think I could wait for you forever.

Sometimes, everyone is right. Not always and not even usually, but once in a while, everyone is right.

Ultimately, it's how you approach things in life that puts a smile on your face.

Once I completed the Cube and demonstrated it to my students, I realized it was nearly impossible to put down.

But since the world, which thou art to strive against, is not without thee, but within thee, it follows, that it is also to be conquered not without, but within thee.

Banking was conceived in iniquity and born in sin.

I am a 21st century man. I don’t believe in magic. I believe in sweat, tears, life and death.

Beside each believer stands an Angel as protector and shepherd, leading him to life.

The unexpected and unpredictable is real.