Surrendering to God is not passive resignation, fatalism, or an excuse for laziness.

Without God, life has no purpose, and without purpose, life has no meaning. Without meaning, life has no significance or hope.

We are products of our past, but we don't have to be prisoners of it.

Great opportunities may come once in a lifetime, but small opportunities surround us every day.

Pretentiousness repels but authenticity attracts, and vulnerability is the pathway to intimacy.

Forgiveness must be immediate, whether or not a person asks for it. Trust must be rebuilt over time. Trust requires a track record.

You discover your identity and purpose through a relationship with Jesus Christ.

God is always more interested in why we do something than in what we do. Attitudes count more than achievements.

Your wisest moments will be those when you say yes to God.

We are healed to help others. We are blessed to be a blessing. We are saved to serve, not to sit around and wait for heaven.

As long as you do things for God, you are a Hall of Famer in heaven's list.

Death is what makes life fun.

Bigotry has always been the poison of America, and we oughta do everything to eradicate it with no excuses or explanations.

A bolt from the blue.

Beware of the man who rises to power from one suspender.

I think in order to keep America great, we have to keep America creative.

She wore a dress Ronan thought looked like a lampshade. Whatever sort of lamp it belonged on, Gansey clearly wished he had one. Ronan wasn't a fan of lamps.

And while the U.S. can never be 100 percent safe from a future strike, our government is working around the clock on measures to protect the American people.

Just because someone has great content doesn't mean you like them as a rapper.

In its haste to bolster nationalism, in its obsession with security, Europe is losing its soul.

The best money I made was panhandling.