I'm not an expert in the sociological realities of all the pastors in the world, but I would say that there are some very, very positive things about the state of integrity in church leaders.

We change our behavior when the pain of staying the same becomes greater than the pain of changing. Consequences give us the pain that motivates us to change.

A good test of a relationship is how a person responds to the word 'no.' Love respects 'no,' control does not.

When you encourage someone, it literally changes their brain chemistry to be able to perform... sends fuel to the brain.

The human heart will seek to be known, understood, and connected with above all else. If you do not connect, the ones you care about will find someone who will.

In the end, as a leader, you are always going to get a combination of two things: what you create and what you allow.

Boundaries are basically about providing structure, and structure is essential in building anything that thrives.

The fool tries to adjust the truth so he does not have to adjust to it.

Whatever's happening today, remember it is only ONE SCENE in a long movie. Don't treat it like it's the whole story. Keep writing the story.

Leadership is not taken, it is given. People give leadership to those that they trust. They allow people that they trust to have influence over their lives.

Consequences give us the pain that motivates us to change.

Life is a dream made real through the power of our imaginations.

When you really know somebody you can’t hate them. Or maybe it’s just that you can’t really know them until you stop hating them.

A smile is the universal welcome.

The primary place where most people lose energy is in their relationships with others. That means you lose your energy in your interactions with the people you know best.

Grief melts away Like snow in May, As if there were no such cold thing.

It was because the chimps are so eye-catching, so like us and teach us so much that my work was recognised worldwide.

Anyone who is funny and doesn't take herself to seriously is attractive to me

We’re not completely happy here because we’re not supposed to be! Earth is not our final home; we were created for something much better.

Who knows what the future holds.

Love needs the stiffening of respect, the give and take of equality.