We definitely set out to make a great 'radio' record. We set out to write great hooky choruses-but with verses that said something.

My dogs are about unconditional love. It's so wonderful to walk in the door from a long day and all they want to do is be loved and to give and give.

Keep on shining, keep on smiling, don't lose faith, and don't lose heart. When you're crying, just keep trying to remind yourself, you're a shining star, yes you are.

Online bullying has to stop.

I believe for everyone who goes astray, someone will come to show the way.

You can't break what's broken already.

I will love you all my life and when I die I will still love you through eternity and beyond.

The Holy Spirit said I was blessed and was going to touch hearts everywhere.

I've never heard a song written from a stepmother's point of view, about their family.

Even one kid going hungry in America is one too many. How can we stand by when the reality is that there are more than 12 million underfed children in the U.S.? We can make a difference.

No matter which way I move you, that's a powerful thing to be able to do.

In the depth of deep sadness, I was able to appreciate the beauty of life.

Don't judge a person by how important he is or how big he is. Judge a person by the strength of his character or size of his heart.

When God give you a vision, He will give you what you need to accomplish the vision.

Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery.

Honesty pays dividends both in dollars and in peace of mind.

As they say in the bible, that you're supposed to rejoice when people die and mourn when they're born, because it's one of the most painful acts you go through in life, is being born, and dying.

If you truly love God and His will, then doing what you will, will, in fact, be doing what God wills.

You don't need a fancy degree to dream big and make it happen. It's all in your head , your heart , your hands.

I am a socialist not because I think it is a perfect system, but half a loaf is better than no bread. The other system has been tried and found wanting

While rationalism at the individual level is a plea for more personal autonomy from cultural norms, at the social level it is often a claim- or arrogation- of power to stifle the autonomy of others.