My daddy tried to get me up to speak for the 17 years that I worked behind the scenes, but I never had the desire. Naturally, I was nervous and kind of shy. I just didn't want to do it.

Everybody is going to have their critics. It's easy to get discouraged in life.

It's not who you are, but whose you are that counts. Because God is your heavenly Father, doors of opportunity will open for you.

I think, for years, people have been pushed down by religion, and I don't say that disrespectfully, but they've been shown a God that you can't measure up to.

Don't settle in the land of barely enough. That is where you are, it is not who you are. That's your location, it's not your identity. No matter what it looks like, have an abundant mentality.

You know, there is always times where you feel discouraged and things coming against you, but I don't know if I ever wanted to throw in the towel.

I want to be blessed so I can build orphanages. Blessed so I can build hospitals and do other things with our finances.