When confronted with a challenge, the committed heart will search for a solution. The undecided heart searches for an escape.

We begin to forgive by choosing to forgive . . . by deciding, not by feeling. Our feelings don't lead us to forgive. Most times, our feelings lead us the other way. That's why a person has to decide to forgive first. Our feelings always follow along behind our decisions.

What I'm doing when I'm doing my speaking engagements is that I'm delivering serious material with humor. So, instead of delivering humor without a particular point other than to entertain people, I'm delivering comedy in a serious way.

Successful people make their decisions quickly and change their minds slowly. Failures make their decisions slowly and change their minds quickly.

People who are labeled as disrespectful do not get the same opportunities afforded to those who are labeled as respectful.

I had always been able to make people laugh in school, so I really developed that and worked on it and I got pretty good at it and it turned into a career.

It's also a lot easier to convince people to read an entertaining story than any other type of book!