You won't be able to change the world, yourself, anything, if you don't change yourself inwardly, deeply, enduringly.

Legalistic remorse says, "I broke God's rules," while real repentance says, "I broke God's heart."

God sees us as we are, loves us as we are, and accepts us as we are. But by His grace, He does not leave us as we are.

The basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God's will to mine, but to mold my will into His.

Jesus didn't come to tell us the answers to the questions of life, he came to be the answer.

The only person who dares wake up a king at 3:00 AM for a glass of water is a child. We have that kind of access

Everyone says they want community and friendship. But mention accountability or commitment to people, and they run the other way.

God looks at the anxious and says, I tore my Son to shreds for you, and you're afraid I will not give you what you need?

There are some needs only you can see. There are some hands only you can hold. There are some people only you can reach.

If our identity is in our work, rather than Christ, success will go to our heads, and failure will go to our hearts.

In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.

Keep your wits about you, Killian O'Brien, for you'll be no good to anyone if your head lies apart from the rest of your body!

Our children are interested in the BIG picture. That is where the deep natural learning seems to get done. It is totally opposite to everything I have ever learnt at school.

Immature poets imitate: mature poets steal.

We are all more intelligent than we are capable, and awareness of the insanity of love has never saved anyone from the disease.

that person is lonely who has no one for whom he or she is Number One.

The Republicans have chosen to neglect young Americans who need assistance with the costs of higher education.

Commercial banks are very good for certain businesses, like loans and guarding other people's money. They're not great investors or entrepreneurs.

I never could be good when I was not happy.

There was no word in the dictionary adequate to describe the sensation other than sensational.

Business is business, that is, you must do everything promptly; delay and shuffling won't do.