Man gives you the award but God gives you the reward.

The chances you take… the people you meet… the people you love...the faith that you have - that’s what’s going to define your life.

The Bible says "faith without works is nothing" so destiny is great, fate is great, faith is great - but you still have to work at it. I don't just sit at home and wait for it all to unfold.

I asked my mother I said, "You divorced my dad, how did you decide? She said, "I decided twelve years before he knew it." I was like wow; I'm learning something new every day.

You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too. That's a part of it.

I've just directed a film called The Great Debaters, which is inspired by a true story about a young college debating team in the thirties and two of those people are still alive and we put them on tape on the film and I'm sure that will be added to the DVD, and to get the opportunity to do that is very cool.

Goals on the road to achievement cannot be achieved without discipline and consistency.