It's in the difficult times that we're growing and you can't just rebuke everything hard. We've got to endure it and fight the good fight of faith and pass the test.

To me, it's OK to have differences. But we don't have to be mad about it. You know? And I think that's where sometimes we get so passionate that we - you know, it turns into anger.

You weren't created to be unhappy in order to keep everyone else happy. Run your own race.

Make up your mind that no matter what comes your way, no matter how difficult, no matter how unfair, you will do more than simply survive. You will thrive in spite of it.

Most of the criticism I get is that I am too positive and too hopeful... in my words, I don't beat people down enough.

You have to come to your closed doors before you come to your open doors

Don't do anything that you wouldn't feel comfortable reading about in the newspaper the next day.