Courageous people are still afraid, but they don't let the fear paralyze them.

Hard work is painful when life is devoid of purpose. But when you live for something greater than yourself and the gratification of your own ego, then hard work becomes a labor of love.

If you don’t take the time to get really clear about exactly what it is you’re trying to accomplish, then you’re forever doomed to spend your life achieving the goals of those who do.

When you live for a strong purpose, then hard work isn't an option. It's a necessity.

Fear is not your enemy. It is a compass pointing you to the areas where you need to grow.

Thoughts are like seeds. If you want different results in life, you have to figure out which thoughts are capable of growing those results and which aren’t.

If someone offers you a gift, and you decline to accept it, the other person still owns that gift. The same is true of insults and verbal attacks.

The most intelligent thing you can possibly do with your life is to grow.

Passion and purpose go hand in hand. When you discover your purpose, you will normally find it's something you're tremendously passionate about.

When you reach the point of becoming independent of external events, you’re truly free.

If you want to achieve some really big and interesting goals, you have to learn to fall in love with hard work.

There are two ways to find a lost city. The first is to rely on luck alone, the second is to control all the information.

During my life I have heard many sermons on the Resurrection. I can recite the events of that first Easter Sunday. I have marked in my scriptures passages regarding the Resurrection.

The true remedy for most evils is none other than liberty, unlimited and complete liberty, liberty in every field of human endeavor.

It was a dream come true to be drafted by a pro team and have the opportunity to play.

You can't regret a whole period in your life. . . . It's part of who you are, one of your stories.

The last thing I want to do is pastor a church Jesus ain't at.

Spite is never lonely; envy always tags along.

You are always growing, so maybe the way that you bring the songs forward and translate them is more mature.

Much reading is an oppression of the mind, and extinguishes the natural candle, which is the reason of so many senseless scholars in the world.