The observer of beauty always receives a passion to share the beauty with others.

Legalistic remorse says, "I broke God's rules," while real repentance says, "I broke God's heart."

God sees us as we are, loves us as we are, and accepts us as we are. But by His grace, He does not leave us as we are.

The basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God's will to mine, but to mold my will into His.

Jesus didn't come to tell us the answers to the questions of life, he came to be the answer.

The only person who dares wake up a king at 3:00 AM for a glass of water is a child. We have that kind of access

Everyone says they want community and friendship. But mention accountability or commitment to people, and they run the other way.

God looks at the anxious and says, I tore my Son to shreds for you, and you're afraid I will not give you what you need?

There are some needs only you can see. There are some hands only you can hold. There are some people only you can reach.

If our identity is in our work, rather than Christ, success will go to our heads, and failure will go to our hearts.

In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.

Then he returned to Mabel and put his mouth to her ear. I'd never let anything happen to you. You know that, don't you?

He blinked at the sun and dreamt that perhaps he might snare it and spare it as it went down to its resting place amidst the distant hills.

Life with Fools consists in Drinking; with the wise Man, living's Thinking.

Under the heavens and under the sea there's a friend I don't know, who holds the right key.

A country girl can talk her way out of a ticket.

I've dated jerks, so why not geeks?

For me, politics is not a career. For me, my career was being in business and starting a business and making it successful. My - my life's passion has been my family, my faith, and my country.

There's not much room for eccentricity in Hollywood, and eccentricity is what's sexy in people.

The average pencil is seven inches long, with just a half-inch eraser - in case you thought optimism was dead.