The choice before us is plain: Christ or chaos, conviction or compromise, discipline or disintegration.

May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right.

When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.

Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned.

God will not permit any troubles to come upon us, unless He has a specific plan by which great blessing can come out of the difficulty.

Lord, where we are wrong, make us willing to change; where we are right, make us easy to live with.

Most of us know perfectly well what we ought to do; our trouble is that we do not want to do it.

A different world cannot be built by indifferent people.

Unless we stand for something, we shall fall for anything.

The proof of how real Jesus knew hell to be is that He came to earth to save us from it.

God hasn't given up on you. He can still do great things for you, in you, and through you. God is ready and waiting and able. What about you, and me?

Yes, I was a big math and computer geek, that's true. I was driven by the scholastic side of things. For me, it was all about what I could do with math and computers.

Time is a beautiful thing. It's like when you meet an old lover on the street six years later and they don't look so ugly anymore.

I don't really have control over my direct impression on people anymore. I used to be the person putting my CD in people's hands. But I'm kind of a mainstream artist now. Not by choice.

I'm just the democratic voice of Bolivia.

I just don't care about popular culture. It looks to me pointless and superficial. If I had free time I'd rather read a 19th century novel.

I believe that intelligence and rationality will always be primary no matter what shape sentient creatures take. To not think that would be to doubt the value of life itself.

Whoever grows angry amid troubles applies a drug worse than the disease and is a physician unskilled about misfortunes.

I am very interested and fascinated how everyone loves each other, but no one really likes each other.

Over the last 15 years we've developed our brand into a global brand and we wanted our giving to follow suit.

I don't believe in talking down to children. I don't believe in talking down to any certain segment.