The difference between where you are and where God wants you to be is equal to the pain you're willing to endure.

We might impress people with our strengths, but we connect with people through our weaknesses.

To step toward your destiny, you have to step away from your security.

Failure is not an option. Failure is necessary...We try. We fail. We learn. We adjust.

Never let the presence of a storm cause you to doubt the presence of God.

If you want what NORMAL people have, do what normal people DO. If you want what FEW people have, do what few people DO.

God is not calling us to go to church; he is calling us to be his church, the hope of the world.

God will often give you more than you can handle so you can learn to depend on Him rather than on yourself.

Get out of the boat. Face your fears. Fail. Learn. Adjust. Try again. And watch God do more than you can imagine.

Most leaders are trying to figure out the right strategy. The best leaders are obsessed with empowering the right people.

If you want to reach people nobody is reaching, you've got to do things nobody is doing

The quicker your forget unpleasant instances and forgive yourself or others for wrong deeds, the better are your chances of focusing on your aspirations and working towards them.

I don't hold that everybody has to love fashion. Some people like gardening.

Blackbirds are the cellos of the deep farms.

Historically, a story about people inside impressive buildings ignoring or even taunting people standing outside shouting at them turns out to be a story with an unhappy ending.

People ought to be one of two things, young or dead.

No animal ever invented anything as bad as drunkenness - or so good as drink.

That's the magic of books. They're never quite the same for any two people. When you read one, you automatically make it your own.

I've had times in my life when I really haven't been able to figure myself out.

Democracy means despair of finding any heroes to govern you, and contented putting up with the want of them.