The pinnacle of the fulfillment I can ever experience for my spirit and soul is to hear from the Lord, when I see Him face to face, 'Well done my good and faithful servant.'

If I fail, I try again, and again, and again

When you can't get a miracle, you can still be a miracle for someone else.

You don't know what God can do with your broken pieces until you give God your broken pieces.

If God can use a man without arms and legs to be His hands and feet, then He will certainly use any willing heart!

Defeat happens only to those who refuse to try again.

Have you ever felt trapped in circumstances, then discovered that the only trap was your own lack of vision, lack of courage, or failure to see that you had better options?

I have the choice to be angry at God for what i don't have, or be thankful for what i do have

The greater the struggle the more glorious the triumph

Failure is not important, how you overcome it is.

If we all could be a true friend to someone, praying and encouraging one person somehow, that's a first step in being part of making the world a better place.

Socrates said the perfect society would be based on a great lie. People would be told that lie from the cradle, and they would believe it, because human beings need to make order out of chaos.

The way to achieve your goals is step by step, you just need to build enough track, to be ahead of the train." ~ John Milton Lawrence

I worship individuals for their highest possibilities as individuals and I loathe humanity for its failure to live up to these possibilities.

There is only one way to end a self-pity cycle: stop comparing yourself to others and simply follow Christ.

Watch your manner of speech if you wish to develop a peaceful state of mind. Start each day by affirming peaceful, contented and happy attitudes and your days will tend to be pleasant and successful.

I had been in the hurrying waters too long not to appreciate an opportunity to lie on the bank and rest, watch others, and gain strength for the coming years.

I don't ever try to anticipate my audience. I just write the songs I want to write, and hope people like 'em.

The better a man is the more mistakes will he make – for the more new things he will try.

You may translate books of science exactly. ... The beauties of poetry cannot be preserved in any language except that in which it was originally written.

Probably the sexiest woman I know is my mother.