If there is a perceived difference between what you expect from others and what you expect from yourself, it will eventually erode your influence.

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.

How was it possible to miss someone when they were standing right next to you?

Blessed is the heart that does not collect resentments and often dwells on them.

If your project doesn't work, look for the part that you didn't think was important.

Life is too short to be serious

When you're a big enough part of the process that the Writers Guild gives you a lot of credit, that's a good thing. It tells me that I've had a significant impact on the film as a writer.

I was then at the height of my two-facedness: that is, outside I seemed one way, inside I was another; outside false, inside true.

I don't trust the church or the government, and anything the church or the government tells me I assume to be a lie or a conspiracy, until proven true.

Others may make you promises, once again, and then election after election not deliver. We will not do this.

It may seem like I'm overlooking a technical detail or a spec change, but at the end of the day I'm mostly going to be talking about the final result, with a few exceptions.

More harm is done by fools through foolishness than is done by evil-doers through wickedness.