God does not waste an ounce of our pain or a drop of our tears; suffering doesn't come our way for no reason, and He seems especially efficient at using what we endure to mold our character. If we are malleable, He takes our bumps and bruises and shapes them into something beautiful.

You want proof there's a God? Look outside, watch a sunset.

The problem is, if you really want the Truth, then you have to have God along with it.

Comfort can be a dangerous thing. You stick around home all the time where it’s safe and nothing ever changes, and before you know it, you get set in your ways and you quit learning, you quit changing, you don’t grow anymore.

Let's be honest: Ignoring is acting, and nothing more — acting as though the words or actions of your oppressors don't hurt. You hear the words, you feel the insults, and you bear the blows.

Prac­tice doesn’t make per­fect. It makes bet­ter.

Staying alive is nice, but you can’t do that forever. It’s how you live the life you have while you have it.