When we can't hold back, or set boundaries, on what comes from our lips, our words are in charge-not us. But we are still responsible for those words. Our words do not come from somewhere outside of us, as if we were a ventriloquist's dummy. They are the product of our hearts. Our saying, "I didn't mean that," is probably better translated, "I didn't want you to know I thought that about you." We need to take responsibility for our words. "But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken" (Matt. 12:36).

You will not grow without attempting to do things you are unable to do.

In the end, as a leader, you are always going to get a combination of two things: what you create and what you allow.

Leadership is not taken, it is given. People give leadership to those that they trust. They allow people that they trust to have influence over their lives.

The mature person meets the demands of life, while the immature person demands that life meet her demands.

People tend to look at dating sort of like a safari - like they're trying to land the trophy.

The fool tries to adjust the truth so he does not have to adjust to it.