If you really want to experience God, go and make disciples.

Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don't really matter.

The world says love yourself, grab all you can, follow your heart. Jesus says deny yourself, grab your cross and follow me.

But God doesn't call us to be comfortable. He calls us to trust Him so completely that we are unafraid to put ourselves in situations where we will be in trouble if He doesn't come through.

God has allowed hard things in your life so you can show the world that your God is great and that knowing Him brings peace and joy, even when life is hard.

God's definition of what matters is pretty straightforward. He measures our lives by how we love.

We never grow closer to God when we just live life. It takes deliberate pursuit and attentiveness.

Life is about Jesus. We are not here to tell our story, but His.

Don't fall into the trap of studying the Bible without doing what it says.

The irony is that while God doesn’t need us but still wants us, we desperately need God but don’t really want Him most of the time.

He wants all or nothing. The thought of a person calling himself a 'Christian' without being a devoted follower of Christ is absurd.

The second, first thought.

I think knowing what you cannot do is more important than knowing what you can do.

I never blame failure - there are too many complicated situations in life - but I am absolutely merciless toward lack of effort.

The next big decision [of Donald Trump], chief of staff. And the two names talked about the most, Steve Bannon, Reince Priebus. Both allies, but they send quite a different message.

A library is where you meet fascinating characters you never forget.

Lost love is still love. It takes a different form, that's all.

I think you take a job, you owe it as much passion as the job itself demands. And most jobs demand that you be totally committed.

Sometimes, it is best to listen, ask the super question, for ambition is hustle.

The work itself is what motivates me. I like my own stuff, you know? I like the way it looks. I do it to please myself first.

A sunset is the sun's fiery kiss to the night.