When we place our discontented egos on the altar of gratitude, we develop contented altar egos filled with thanksgiving.

We might impress people with our strengths, but we connect with people through our weaknesses.

To step toward your destiny, you have to step away from your security.

Failure is not an option. Failure is necessary...We try. We fail. We learn. We adjust.

Never let the presence of a storm cause you to doubt the presence of God.

If you want what NORMAL people have, do what normal people DO. If you want what FEW people have, do what few people DO.

God is not calling us to go to church; he is calling us to be his church, the hope of the world.

God will often give you more than you can handle so you can learn to depend on Him rather than on yourself.

Get out of the boat. Face your fears. Fail. Learn. Adjust. Try again. And watch God do more than you can imagine.

Most leaders are trying to figure out the right strategy. The best leaders are obsessed with empowering the right people.

If you want to reach people nobody is reaching, you've got to do things nobody is doing

God damn, do I have to be y'all's babysitter?

What?" I asked, the word coming out much softer than I'd intended. Not quite a whisper, but close."Nothing. Just glad we ended up here, all of us, together.

I enjoy every win that I have. Every win gives me satisfaction, because all the girls are competitive and the tour is so even and tough.

Not if I know myself at all.

Since Satan can't destroy the gospel, he has too often neutralized its usefulness by addition, subtraction or substitution.

People only say I’m angry because I’m black and I’m a woman.

Soon after Marilyn died, I met Bobby Kennedy and he looked at me as if to say: 'I am your enemy'.

The civilities of the great are never thrown away.

Sometimes, unfortunately, when we make choices there are consequences but, ultimately, the longer we keep things down and hold them secret, the longer the enemy can use them against us.

How is it, Lord, that we are cowards in everything save in opposing thee?