It is not the chains of some tyrant that robs us of freedom. Rather, it is the staleness of our attitude.

We ask, ‘Why the need for God?’ Maybe the better question is ‘Why the need not to need Him?’ And could it be that that question in fact evidences our need for Him?

You are not made in ‘your image’. You are, in fact, made in ‘God’s image’. Therefore, which one are you looking for when you look in the mirror?

If I’ve prayed, I never have to worry about being the first one to show up.

In the end, if we don't have God we don't have anything other than an end.

The darkness that follows a sunset is never so dark that it can change the inevitability of a sunrise.

Faith is rare because fear is rampant. For faith will demand that I step into places that fear itself fears to go.

Forgiveness allows the burdens that we carry to become the histories that we forget.

When we choose to stay down, we are in reality confusing wisdom with cowardice. When we choose to stand back up, we are using wisdom to overcome cowardice.

I can arrogantly brag that the doors I choose in life open wide and grant me unobstructed passage. But the widest doors tend to lead to the worst places.

A compass calibrated by my greed is a rather shrewd way to legitimize my agenda. However, true north on a compass such as this is a straight line to the edge of a really big cliff.

Awareness is above intellect.Intellect is above speech. Speech is above knowledge. For knowledge in itself is just a name.

When you serve people, God will send people to bless you

Yes, in all my research, the greatest leaders looked inward and were able to tell a good story with authenticity and passion.

I can't wait until they don't have me here anymore.

I must confess, I was born at a very early age.

I also dance to music that makes me feel sexy in front of a mirror.

The surest way of winning love is to look as if you didn't need it.

The world had already changed before September 11. The world has been going through a process of change over the last 20 or 30 years. A civilization ends, another one begins.

To slacken the tempo...would mean falling behind. And those who fall behind get beaten.

Leave your ego, play the music, love the people.