Be careful what you say. You can say something hurtful in ten seconds, but ten years later, the wounds are still there.

Some people keep God in a Sunday morning box and say, 'Hey, I did my religious duty.' That's fine, but the scripture says to pray without ceasing. And I think that means all through the day you're talking to God. Even if it's in your thoughts.

Quit dwelling on the negative things people have said about you. You don’t have to have everyone’s approval. You have God’s approval.

I see God as my heavenly father, like my earthly father, as loving and kind. Yes, he disciplined me, he helped me make good decisions, but I knew my dad was always there for me. If I made a mistake, I wouldn't run from my dad, I'd go to him.

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

The greater the giving, the greater the living.

I think sometimes you just lose your focus, and I think that's easy to do when you start getting more fame, more money, more power.