Preaching, power, and persecution are all apart of who we are.

We should be servants of Jesus not masters of people

God is playing a role in all religions and that Christians are more united than they sometimes think.

A creative life cannot be sustained by approval any more than it can be destroyed by criticism.

The moment you stop chasing happiness, you become happy.

Thank ye."“For what?"“For bein’ who ye are."Gabby chuckled and shook her head, saying, “And who else could I be?

People not only stood to respect it but perhaps their thoughts and heartbeats came to standstill, and only inspiration and patriotism was flowing through their veins.

The most difficult lesson is not being bitter—that balancing you need to do so you don't become bitter, even as you cease being gullible.

To the extent that we are all educated and informed, we will be more equipped to deal with the gut issues that tend to divide us.

If you pay a little bit of attention to something, and then let it go, and then come back to it, and then pay a little bit of attention to something, that's nice and healthy.

The solution to Iraq - an Iraq that can govern itself, sustain itself and defend itself - is more than a military mission. Precisely the reason why I sent more troops into Baghdad.

Motivation is like love and happiness. It's a by-product. When you're actively engaged in doing something, it sneaks up and zaps you when you least expect it.

I like feeling a bit of an outcast where I am. I've always been that way. Somehow, I fit in by not fitting in.