The death of my father is probably the biggest thing that I ever faced. Daddy and I were best friends.

If you will keep being your best right where you are, you will come into more favor, promotion and opportunity than you ever imagined.

Truth is, no two people are completely compatible. We have to learn to become one. That means we may have to make sacrifices; we may have to overlook some things. We must be willing to compromise for the good of the relationship.

The marriage partner is not really the problem. No other person can ultimately make you happy. You must learn how to be happy within yourself.

we can not prepare for defeat and expect to live a life in Victory.

When you go through enough dark places, you don't complain about little things. You don't lose your joy because you got stuck in traffic; you don't get offended because a coworker was rude to you. You've been through too much to let that sour you.

There will always be somebody more successful, more beautiful, more talented. You have to realize, you're not running their race. You're running your race.