You hear people say it all the time, how life changes so drastically. But you can't possibly grasp how beautiful that is until you have your child.

Instead of a river, God often gives us a brook, which may be running today and dried up tomorrow. Why? To teach us not to rest in our blessings, but in the blesser Himself.

Prayer is not so much an act as it is an attitude - an attitude of dependency, dependency upon God.

It is not the absence of sin but the grieving over it which distinguishes the child of God from empty professors.

The Bible is no lazy man's book! Much of its treasure, like the valuable minerals stored in the bowels of the earth, only yield up themselves to the diligent seeker.

True liberty is not the power to live as we please, but to live as we ought.

Grace can neither be bought, earned, or won by the creature. If it could be, it would cease to be grace.

The great mistake made by most of the Lord’s people is in hoping to discover in themselves that which is to be found in Christ alone.

Growing in grace is a deepening realization of our nothingness; it is a heartfelt recognition that we are not worthy of the least of God's mercies.

Unbelief is infectious! The unbelief of one strengthens the unbelief of another, just as the faith of one strengthens the faith of another.

Cameron Diaz was so cute at the MTV Movie Awards when she pulled her skirt up and wiped her armpits.

The presence of fear doesn't mean that you lack what it takes to strive and win. It only means that you stepping into a whole new territory.

I never realized before this the emotional power of some really simple, corny tropes: people with top hats, people with batons, confetti going off, how important it is to smile.

For each of us destiny is a blend of potential, circumstances, and choices.

For what we engage, we transform. And what we engage with our hearts is transformed forever.

I paid more attention to the way I looked before my children were born. Afterward, it wasnt important to look exactly right.

From the moment I walked into the White House, it was as if I had no privacy at all.

For I am not so enamoured of my own opinions that I disregard what others may think of them.

Liturgy is like a strong tree whose beauty is derived from the continuous renewal of its leaves, but whose strength comes from the old trunk, with solid roots in the ground.

I do acting for the awards... and cash money.

I set myself high standards on the pitch and know I have not always lived up to them this season.