Life itself is a privilege, but to live life to the fullest- well, that is a choice.

Self-discipline is the ability to make yourself do something you don't necessarily want to do, to get a result you would really like to have.

Every single thing you do matters. You have been created as one of a kind. You have been created in order to make a difference. You have within you the power to change the world.

When confronted with a challenge, the committed heart will search for a solution. The undecided heart searches for an escape.

When faced with a decision, many people say they are waiting for God. But I understand, in most cases, God is waiting for me.

Most people think it takes a long time to change. It doesn’t. Change is immediate! Instantaneous! It may take a long time to decide to change…but change happens in a heartbeat!

There are generations yet unborn, whose very lives will be shifted and shaped by the moves you make and the actions you take.

Keep your head and heart clear. Perspective can just as easily be lost as it can be found.

Remember, the goal is not to raise great kids; it's to raise kids who become great adults.

Ask yourself this question everyday: What is it about me that other people would change if they could?

Do battle with the challenges of your present, and you will unlock the prizes of your future.

He had once thought it was strange to have a friend you'd never met. Now it was even stranger, losing a friend you'd never really had

When I became poet laureate, I was in a slightly uncomfortable position because I think a lot of poetry isn't worth reading.

The species of anti-Enlightenment religion we find among evangelical protestants is far more impoverished, anti-intellectual and downright wretched.

The more insight I get, the more scared I get of women in general.

One of the dogs in the competition, a Portuguese Water Dog, is related to President Obama's dog, Bo. But they only see each other at funerals and weddings.

The gospel points us upward to a God who gave himself for us, backward to the price he paid for our sin, and forward to what he’s making us into.

Oh! was ever woman so blessed as I am.

The only way to measure a lover is by the grandeur of the beloved.

The great thing about 'Friday Night Lights,' unlike so many other shows and movies, is that it doesn't take the obvious beats to pull your heartstrings or manipulate you.

He doesn’t scowl, but his mouth is so tense that I know he’s angry with me. 'Don’t be an idiot,' he says. 'An idiot?' Is he talking about the blanket? 'You were lying.