I live by the spirit so I don't gratify all them old sinful desires that never satisfy.

If I'm wrong about God then I wasted my life. If you're wrong about God then you wasted your eternity.

Success isn't what you've done compared to others. Success is what you've done compared to what you were made to do.

People will hurt you. But don't use that as an excuse for your poor choices, use it as motivation to make the right ones.

I’m not a Christian because I’m strong and have it all together. I’m a Christian because I’m weak and admit I need a Savior.

If you live for people’s acceptance you will die from their rejection.

Better to have a small role in God's story than to cast yourself as the lead in your own fiction.

My faith is not identified by my title. My faith is identified by how I live. Wearing the uniform is not the same as playing the game.

Instead of complaining that the rose bush is full of thorns, be grateful the thorn bush has roses. Perspective.

They ask me how Im doing. I say better than I deserve

If you aim for only wealth, beauty, fame, & power, you aim too low. Humility, gentleness, gratitude, & service is aiming high.

One benefit of Summer was that each day we had more light to read by.

Children have never been very good at listening to their elders but they have never failed to imitate them.

Some people are so used to experiencing stress that they don't remember what life was like without it.

I would rather not make a film than make one where I don't have final cut.

For states that support terror, it is not enough that the consequences be costly-they must be devastating

If your a leader, do everything you can to grow yourself and create the right environment for others to grow.

I think I would go further into fine arts, I think, if I were to continue.

No one wants to know how clever you are. They don't want an insight into your mind, thrilling as it might be. They want an insight into their own.

My entire career is a succession of things I did wrong and learned from.

I would never put my songs in a commercial.