Life is not "either or," it's "both and"

You'll never be great at anything you're not passionate about.

The secret to failing isn't failing; the secret to failing is failing forward.

If you don't live in your strengths, you'll die in your weaknesses. Do first and most what you're good at, and bring others along who are good at your weaknesses.

We learn to trust man when he does what we expect him to do; we learn to trust God when He doesn't do what we expect Him to do.

When no one is selfless in a relationship, there is war. When one is selfless, there is peace. When both are selfless, there is joy.

Great leaders remove obstacles-including themselves.

It is home. The Twin Cities are home and [Ames] is home. It’s definitely always a place that’s going to be very special to me.

Take 30 seconds to encourage everyone you meet today. Everyone. Be genuine and transparent. And do it. Then do it tomorrow. Repeat.

If you can't change the status quo, make the status quo, change.

With every calling comes the anointing you need to be able to stand firm in the situations that you will have to face

I wasn't that great a chef, and I don't think I'm that great a writer.

I went out with a girl last night. She wasn't a Lana Turner. She was more of a stomach turner.

In each life, no matter how it's lived, there is cause for fascination and often delight

I'm a very gentle man, not unlike Gandhi.

Everyone wants to turn on their TV and have a break from their normal day.

To feel our ills is one thing, but to cure them is another.

I'm sitting on top of the world, and I've got hemorrhoids.

Let God be the air in which your heart breathes at ease.

Man the infinite dreamer, dreaming finite dreams!