We are not saved in order to be a blessing to other people--you will be that inevitably--but primarily we are saved in order to be conformed to the likeness of Jesus Christ, God's Son.

Before we can pray, "Lord, Thy Kingdom come," we must be willing to pray, "My Kingdom go."

Faith is two empty hands held open to receive all of the Lord

THINK before you speak. Is it True, Helpful, Inspiring, Necessary, Kind?

When God wants to do an impossible task, he takes an impossible man, and he crushes him.

The conversion of a soul is the miracle of a moment, but the manufacture of a saint is the task of a lifetime.

A throne is God's purpose for you; a cross is God's path for you; faith is God's plan for you.

We are fit for the work of God only when we have wept over it, prayed about it, and then we are enabled by Him to tackle the job that needs to be done.

The best place any Christian can ever be in is to be totally destitute and totally dependant upon God, and know it.

The secret of every discord in Christian homes and communities and churches is that we seek our own way and our own glory.

If you look up into His face and say, "Yes, Lord, whatever it costs," at that moment He'll flood your Life with His presence and power.

I keep moving ahead, as always, knowing deep down inside that I am a good person and that I am worthy of a good life.

Writers who copy or plagiarise others are dreaming in another man’s sleep.

I had to develop the mentality and stay positive about making my comeback.

I always choose to do the thing that scares me.

Anyone who's parading under a $100,00-plus video is not free from corporate. That's just the MTV advertising agency. I find them all to be just a bit of a sham.

I love seeing when actors go from one genre to the next because I feel like most of them can pull it off.

If it is true, as used to be said, that oversalting means the cook is in love, at least one cook at Le Cirque must be head over heels.

Any sportswriter who thinks the world is no bigger than the outfield fence in not only a bad citizen, but also a lousy sportswriter.

I appreciate the misunderstanding I have had with Nature over my perennial border. I think it is a flower garden; she thinks it is a meadow lacking grass, and tries to correct the error.

Gymnastics has made me strong. I feel like it broke me down to my lowest point, but at the same time, it has given me the greatest strength anyone could ask for.