One of the hardest things in the world is to be right and not hurt other people with it.

The most important thing in your life is not what you do; it's who you become. That's what you will take into eternity.

We don't believe something by merely saying we believe it, or even when we believe that we believe it. We believe something when we act as if it were true.

Discipleship is the process of becoming who Jesus would be if he were you.

Ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.

Every church needs to be able to answer two questions. First, what is our plan for making disciples? And second, does our plan work?

Few people arise in the morning as hungry for God as they are for cornflakes or toast and eggs.

The main thing God gets out of your life is not the achievements you accomplish. It's the person you become.

The key, then, to loving God is to see Jesus, to hold him before the mind with as much fullness and clarity as possible. It is to adore him.

The aim of spiritual formation is not behavior modification but the transformation of all those aspects of you and me where behavior comes from...Circumcision of the heart.

As we mature in Christ, it is actually possible to outgrow fear.

In the vast reaches of the dry, cold night, thousands of stars were constantly appearing, and their sparkling icicles, loosened at once, began to slip gradually toward the horizon.

Professional life is like a fire hydrant. You spend all of your time putting out fires and standing your ground against the big dogs.

The attitude of, 'I will never self-publish, ' coming from any author, indicates that they have never been in a position where it is their only option.

Intelligence, if it is clever in the direction of the better, is responsible for the greatest benefits of all.

You never know what an audience is going to think about something. The ones that the audience doesn't get, I tend to let them go. I don't like to dwell on them too much.

People laughed at the way I dressed, but that was the secret of my success. I didn't look like anyone.

Fashion has never been considered part of culture in Canada, and I think that needs to happen.

There are five stages in the life of an actor: Who's Mary Astor? Get me Mary Astor. Get me a Mary Astor type. Get me a young Mary Astor. Who's Mary Astor?

People don't always remember what you say or even what you do, but they always remember how you make them feel.

I attend Internet conferences all the time, and they literally make the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.