Shame is removed through love.

An old meaning of the word 'restoration' is to find someone with a royal bloodline who has been removed from the throne and then restore the person to that throne - to a position of honor.

Powerful people do not try to control other people. They know it doesn't work, and that it's not their job. Their job is to control themselves.

Peace is not the absence of conflict it is authority over chaos.

It's my job to manage my heart so that I can respond to you in love and cast out fear in our relationship.

Marriage isn't just a choice. It's choosing the same person a million times.

No one else can steward the fire inside of you because only you are in charge of it.

One of the symptoms of being free is you begin to dream.

In being vulnerable, we reach for our greatest need while risking our greatest pain.

Discipline works from the inside out, and punishment tries to work from the outside in.

The First Goal of Conversation: Understanding, not Agreement

God never tires of forgiving us

God will fight your battles if you just keep still. He is able to carry you through. Trust Him. Keep standing, keep believing and keep hoping.

I love people who really turn their lives around. I think it's such a wonderful human trait.

... though mathematics may teach a man how to build a bridge, it is what the Scotch Universities call the humanities, that teach him to be civil and sweet-tempered.

That ship is loaded with treasure, but there's a hole in the ship. And my job is to get everyone to row in the same direction.

At my age, I'm just happy to be named the greatest living anything.

I guess good things come to those who wait.

When I was a youngster I lived with different families. I nearly always felt closer to the man of the house. Maybe because I always dreamed of having a father of my own.

You know, the Brits had a way of - running an empire. And I don't think America is comfortable with an empire.

Don't be afraid to be a loner but be sure that you are correct in your judgement.