If you are not dead, you are not done.

We might impress people with our strengths, but we connect with people through our weaknesses.

To step toward your destiny, you have to step away from your security.

Failure is not an option. Failure is necessary...We try. We fail. We learn. We adjust.

Never let the presence of a storm cause you to doubt the presence of God.

If you want what NORMAL people have, do what normal people DO. If you want what FEW people have, do what few people DO.

God is not calling us to go to church; he is calling us to be his church, the hope of the world.

God will often give you more than you can handle so you can learn to depend on Him rather than on yourself.

Get out of the boat. Face your fears. Fail. Learn. Adjust. Try again. And watch God do more than you can imagine.

Most leaders are trying to figure out the right strategy. The best leaders are obsessed with empowering the right people.

If you want to reach people nobody is reaching, you've got to do things nobody is doing

We will never be happy until we make God the source of our fulfillment and the answer to our longings. He is the only one who should have power over our souls.

In life, the worst disasters come from passion.

Americans are a can-do people, an enthusiastic people, a problem-solving people. And when given a direction and given a plan, they'll sign on.

All we can do is go about our work. But we can have a goal. We can have a dream.

You have to realize that Mel [Gibson], he's a funny guy. He's got a wicked sense of humor.

I speak to the black experience, but I am always talking about the human condition.

Tough times never last, but tough people do. You might add, "You're tougher than you give yourself credit for."

There are terrible living conditions and unhappiness, (even) where everybody is Italian.

When I ask questions I'm genuinely curious and trying to learn.

Nothing is impossible until you quit or die trying.