I've concluded that while nobody plans to mess up their life, the problem is that a few of us plan not to. That is, we don't put the necessary safeguards in place to ensure a happy ending.

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.

My music had roots which I'd dug up from my own childhood, musical roots buried in the darkest soil.

I love getting amazing jackets, because you can wear your pajamas underneath and everyone's like, 'Oh, fabulous jacket, ' and I'm like, 'You should see what's underneath!'

The world you desire can be won, it exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours.

It's bad policy to speculate on what you'll do if a plan fails when you're trying to make a plan work.

I was very dirty; I was a very dirty comic. There was no way I would have gotten on TV with the act I had when I first started.

For me, life is about enjoying yourself because you only live once. We should try to make the most of things and follow our dreams.

LIFE IS JUST A SERIES OF MOMENTS.IF YOU MISS THE MOMENTS,YOU MISS YOUR LIFE

What would constitute useful history? That which should teach us our duties and our rights, without appearing to teach them.

Conquest is easy. Control is not.

Deference often shrinks and withers as much upon the approach of intimacy as the sensitive plant does upon the touch of one's finger.