Purpose should determine approach. At the end of the day, it's what we do, not what we purposed to do, that defines our lives and reputations.

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.

Religion is a light bulb, created by man to help him to see in the dark.

The sea is in your eyes. Your face is an eternal summer. Whoever told you otherwise is a fool!

My existence is just an unfamiliar name and nothing else.

A leech who, having penetrated the shell of a turtle only to find that the creature has long been dead, deems it expedient to form a new attachment to a fresh turtle.

What delusion has come over me? What sweet madness has seized me?

You feel the weight of the world and you take things in and you are acting out from a place of being pushed and visceral. It's heavy. You can't be there all of the time.

My mom had four kids, one with special needs. She had a full-time job, and she still came home and made dinner for us every night, from scratch. It was amazing.

The first revolution is when you change your mind

All known existence points beyond itself.

As in, I think 'Badlands' is one of the funniest films of all time: "Every day I wish I was carried off to a magical land, but that never happened" is one of the funniest lines in any film.