God made a whole beautiful earth and decided to put you in it, to experience all of this beauty. You can't do that watching television all the time.

God doesn't give us crying, pooping children because he wants to advance our careers.

A story is based on what people think is important, so when we live a story, we are telling people around us what we think is important.

When you fly across the country in an airplane the country seems vast; but it isn't vast. It's all connected by roads one can ride a bike down. If you watch the news and there's a tragedy at a house in Kansas, that guy's driveway connects with yours, and you'd be surprised by how few roads it takes to get there.

People who live great stories know failure isn’t a judgment, it’s an education.

...a beggar's kingdom is better than a proud man's delusion.

I believe the greatest trick of the devil is not to get us into some sort of evil but rather have us wasting time. This is why the devil tries so hard to get Christians to be religious. If he can sink a man's mind into habit, he will prevent his heart from engaging God. I was into habit.