We fear circumstances so much because we fear God so little.

If I'm wrong about God then I wasted my life. If you're wrong about God then you wasted your eternity.

Success isn't what you've done compared to others. Success is what you've done compared to what you were made to do.

People will hurt you. But don't use that as an excuse for your poor choices, use it as motivation to make the right ones.

I’m not a Christian because I’m strong and have it all together. I’m a Christian because I’m weak and admit I need a Savior.

If you live for people’s acceptance you will die from their rejection.

Better to have a small role in God's story than to cast yourself as the lead in your own fiction.

My faith is not identified by my title. My faith is identified by how I live. Wearing the uniform is not the same as playing the game.

Instead of complaining that the rose bush is full of thorns, be grateful the thorn bush has roses. Perspective.

They ask me how Im doing. I say better than I deserve

If you aim for only wealth, beauty, fame, & power, you aim too low. Humility, gentleness, gratitude, & service is aiming high.

God's laws are God's blessings to humanity.

Men must stop being jealous of their power and generously allow freedom and responsibility to others. The reward is harmonious families and society.

Over my career, I've had to adjust my game.

Ultimately one must abandon the path to enlightenment. If you still define yourself as a Buddhist, you are not a buddha yet.

The real threat to U.S. military power is nuclear proliferation, because if every little country has nuclear weapons it becomes very tricky for the United States to engage in military action.

One of the glories and terrors of working in public is that you do see if your output means anything to anyone.

When I was growing up, I was really into 'Rent' and I actually slept on the street in New York all night to get to sit in the first few rows for it.

Her head throbbed as though gremlins were ripping holes in her brain

[People] look at [Donald Trump] not prosecuting Hillary [Clinton] as maybe, uh-oh.

Stories in families are colossally important. Every family has stories: some funny, some proud, some embarrassing, some shameful. Knowing them is proof of belonging to the family.