Grace is the vehicle God uses on occasion to ensure that we get precisely what we dont deserve.

Giving up something now for something better later is not a sacrifice. It is an investment.

It's better to make a difference than to make a point.

There is no cramming for a test of character. It always comes as a pop quiz.

You have no idea the numbers of people that God may want to influence through you

Leaders who refuse to listen, will eventually be surrounded by people who have nothing helpful to say

Your devotion to God is illustrated, demonstrated, and authenticated by your love for others.

At the end of the day, God's love for me, for you, and for the world is settled at the cross.

It takes a habit to break a habit. You can pray every day for a generous heart, but until you start acting in that direction, nothing's going to change.

Your greatest accomplishment may not be something you do but someone you raise.

Your friends will determine the quality and direction of your life.

The one whose ego of doer-ship in the unfolding karma effect (oodai no garva) is gone

I love looking up at the stars because they make me believe that some things in this world are permanent.

But then Macon smiled at me. "Just be yourself, Foster. That's the best thing in the world.

My father contracted polio on a troop train in Korea.

Since Bush has been in office, African-American women have fallen behind in terms of income and wages.

These things, regrettably, are bound to occur when one is married and befriended.

The scenery, when it is truly seen, reacts on the life of the seer. How to live. How to get the most of life.... How to extract its honey from the flower of the world.

I don't want the director to have to make any decisions except to say "action" and "cut."

Trade small because thats when you are as bad as you are ever going to be. Learn from your mistakes.

We are African in origin and American in birth.