The value of consistent prayer is not that He will hear us, but that we will hear Him.

Past and future is determined by what is now…right now! This is why the present is a gift

Jim turned his head slowly to look into my eyes and shuddered. “It’s the closest I’ve ever felt to dying.

We must fight for peace bravely as we fought in war.

Dedication means spending whatever time or energy is necessary to accomplish the task at hand.

I made the decision that I was going to make rap music in, like, fourth grade, so it's been something I was saying for a long time.

Sometimes, songs spill out of you very fast, and sometimes you have to wrangle them to the floor. But the same thing is true of comedy, where sometimes it really flows.

There is nothing perfectly secure but poverty.

I had not met Tina Fey before I auditioned for 30 Rock. Some people think were old friends from Second City days. I had always been a fan of Tinas. But I actually never planned on being in a sitcom.

I was born in Paris and raised in the suburbs and then lived in the countryside.

I don't care if it doesn't make a nickel. I just want every man, woman, and child in America to see it.