You have a destiny to fulfill, something greater than you've ever even imagined. But if you're going to become all you were created to be, you've got to take off the “average” label.

Don't waste your energy trying to convince people to understand you. Your time is too valuable to try to prove yourself to people.

I don't have to figure out how God is going to solve my problem. I don't have to understand how He's going to bring it to pass. That's His responsibility. My job is to simply believe that He will.

Difficult times don't come your way just so you can survive them; God uses these times in your life to form and refine you.

Never put a question mark where God has put a period. When something is over and done, let it go and move on to the next chapter of your life.

Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life.

The more you talk about negative things in your life, the more you call them in. Speak victory not defeat.

Learn to trust His timing. Don't get in a hurry; don't grow impatient; don't try to force doors open. Don't try to make things happen in your own strength. Let God do it His way.

There are people in your path just so you can be a blessing to them. Anytime you do good for others, you are sowing a seed for God to be good to you.

You have to accept the fact that some people are never going to be for you. Treat them with respect, but you don’t need their approval to fulfill your destiny.

Wake up every morning with a thankful attitude. Expect something good to happen in your life today.

God has abandoned you. Fear does not serve you. Your heart has betrayed you. Only the music can guide you.

I want to kiss you again, Tess.”“Why?”He chuckled, low under his breath. “Why? Because you’re beautiful, and because I want you. And I think you want me too.

Thinking is good for your mind, but too much thinking leads to distraction.

By loving them for more than their abilities we show our children that they are much more than the sum of their accomplishments.

The cost of forgiveness is less than the price of bitterness

We might die from medication but we sure killed all the pain

And what if I don't want forgiveness?

Great joys make us love the world. Great sadnesses make us understand the world.

Nothing can be loved or hated unless it is first known.

The red sands of Marrakesh, sprawling at the foot of the Atlas like a wounded Leviathan.