The church didn't know what to do with Ray Charles or Al Green. And so they were kind of ostracized.

If I'm wrong about God then I wasted my life. If you're wrong about God then you wasted your eternity.

Success isn't what you've done compared to others. Success is what you've done compared to what you were made to do.

People will hurt you. But don't use that as an excuse for your poor choices, use it as motivation to make the right ones.

I’m not a Christian because I’m strong and have it all together. I’m a Christian because I’m weak and admit I need a Savior.

If you live for people’s acceptance you will die from their rejection.

Better to have a small role in God's story than to cast yourself as the lead in your own fiction.

My faith is not identified by my title. My faith is identified by how I live. Wearing the uniform is not the same as playing the game.

Instead of complaining that the rose bush is full of thorns, be grateful the thorn bush has roses. Perspective.

They ask me how Im doing. I say better than I deserve

If you aim for only wealth, beauty, fame, & power, you aim too low. Humility, gentleness, gratitude, & service is aiming high.

When the long bygone Lee Po wanted to say something, he could do it with only a few words.

Have ye ever known a female who wasna a bit of a witch in her own sweet way?

My primary interest has always been about exploring the human psyche and humanity.

Say what you will, nothing can make a complete soldier except battle experience.

Birth is a beautiful thing.

The payoffs in showbiz seemed as random as a slot machine.

Think of one person who you are tempted for any reason to withhold love from, and pray for their happiness. In that moment your pain will stop.

When a person gets to know his Creator, and finally comes to know himself, then his leadership is born.

I was a scam artist in high school for a while.

I would encourage them never to forget that they were not always vegans. The self-righteousness of the recently converted hurts, it does not help, other animals.