To judge someone is to say that I have the right to define who they are, verses understanding that God has handed me the priceless privilege of discovering who they are.

We ask, ‘Why the need for God?’ Maybe the better question is ‘Why the need not to need Him?’ And could it be that that question in fact evidences our need for Him?

You are not made in ‘your image’. You are, in fact, made in ‘God’s image’. Therefore, which one are you looking for when you look in the mirror?

If I’ve prayed, I never have to worry about being the first one to show up.

In the end, if we don't have God we don't have anything other than an end.

The darkness that follows a sunset is never so dark that it can change the inevitability of a sunrise.

Faith is rare because fear is rampant. For faith will demand that I step into places that fear itself fears to go.

Forgiveness allows the burdens that we carry to become the histories that we forget.

When we choose to stay down, we are in reality confusing wisdom with cowardice. When we choose to stand back up, we are using wisdom to overcome cowardice.

I can arrogantly brag that the doors I choose in life open wide and grant me unobstructed passage. But the widest doors tend to lead to the worst places.

A compass calibrated by my greed is a rather shrewd way to legitimize my agenda. However, true north on a compass such as this is a straight line to the edge of a really big cliff.

Be bold, be a success, and change the world.

How many friends would you have if you went from one to another asking them to conceal a dead body?

For at the heart of the uniform, reasoning is shaky and elusive: a mind in search of ideas should first stock up on appearances.

Nothing that occurs in life is random or without purpose. Lessons were found within each event in our lives that, positive or negative, ultimately instilled a peaceful mind in us.

Beauty will never fade away from the eyes of those who love one another.

Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil. J.Paul Getty

If you carry joy in your heart, you can heal any moment.

Right now I'm listening to a lot of Top 40 music, because THAT'S MY JOB.

If you work hard. And are responsible. You should be rewarded.

I went for a walk last night and she asked me how long I was going to be gone. I said, 'The whole time.