Grace gives us the power to live, and mercy keeps us free from guilt, condemnation, and shame.

God doesn't author hardship but uses it to strengthen us for greater conquests. He never leads us into a storm that He doesn't give us the power to overcome.

An offended heart is the breeding ground of deception.

Do not be afraid to allow the Holy Spirit to reveal any unforgiveness or bitterness. The longer you hide it, the stronger it will become and the harder your heart will grow. Stay tenderhearted.

The Spirit of God is jealous over us; He doesn't want superficial fellowship, but genuine intimacy.

True humility is absolute obedience and dependence on God. It puts Him first, others second, and ourselves third in all things.

If we don’t risk being hurt, we cannot give unconditional love. Unconditional love gives others the right to hurt us.

God is seeking those who hear His call to a life of worship. Those who heed are those who will walk in His presence. They will know Him intimately as He will manifest Himself to them.

We all have life-defining moments. They are like open-book tests, but we don't know we have been examined until it is over.

We don't honor just to get a reward; we honor because it is the heart of God, and it is our delight.

Physical maturity is bound to time. Spiritual maturity is bound to obedience.

The older I get, the more I appreciate my rural childhood. I spent a lot of time outdoors, unsupervised, which is a blessing.

People do not win people fights. Lawyers do.

I'm a girl who always looks at toilets and thinks Wow, how do we waste that much water when there are people who don't even have water?

But wouldn't it be lovely to watch two people fall in love?

I think each player and myself live things differently because I have no physical effort to make.

Some designers retain a sense of humour about what they do, but others are deathly serious and have no life outside of it; they're lying awake night after night constructing dresses in their heads.

Intolerance of dissent is a well-noted feature of the American national character.

TV is gratifying in the long-term. We [writers] find ourselves knowing who we can go to for a laugh, or who we can go to for a good emotional moment, and then milking those things.

When I was working with Stanley Kubrick [on "Eyes Wide Shut"], he would always say, "You never tell the audience what to feel. Let them choose to have their responses."