Culture is more important than vision. Some leaders have great vision, but have created a toxic culture where that vision will never happen.

The most valuable commodity of the 21st century will be undivided attention.

Ideas are the most fragile things in the world, and if you do not write them down, they will be lost forever.

The most creative approach is often the simple approach.

God chose to introduce Himself to us in the first verse of Genesis as a Creator. And yet so few Christians really understand the power of creativity to influence the culture.

Companies don't innovate, people do.

Churches often confuse loyalty with competence.

Writing my blog has saved me thousands on therapy.

The single most effective way to get rid of rumor and speculation is to be transparent.

Clarity is a sign of intellectual energy.

Stop looking for the biggest crowd, and start looking for the right crowd.

It's possible to satisfy the needs of the inner life by an intimate communion with nature, or by knowledge of the past.

I told Jerome I will ring Egg every day because he’s my pal and not because I want him back in the band to write our second album. - Clipper

Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.

Sorrows must die with the joys they outnumber.

The errors of women spring, almost always, from their faith in the good, or their confidence in the true

I went to the store and bought lady fingers, when I got home I noticed one of the fingers was missing so I went back to the store and the manager was nice enough to give me the finger.

Universal peace sounds ridiculous to the head of an average family.

If you want to relax, watch the clouds pass by if you're laying on the grass, or sit in front of the creek; just doing nothing and having those still moments is what really rejuvenates the body.

These are the pieces of my youth, the small secrets and the not-so-great expectations that defined my coming of age.

We'll be potters, we'll be painters, we'll be textile designers, we'll be jewelers, we'll be a little this, a little of that. We were going to be the renaissance people [when we were young].