The most talented do not always end up as celebrities, and those with less talent often do. Upsets are written into our history and occur around us every day.

Connecting is the ability to identify with people and relate to them in a way that increases your influence with them.

When people respect someone as a person, they admire her. When they respect her as a friend, they love her. When they respect her as a leader, they follow her.

We are either the masters or victims of our attitudes. It is a matter of personal choice. Who we are today is the result of choices we made yesterday. Tomorrow, we will become what we choose today. To change means to choose change.

We are to get wisdom and understanding, yet we are not to lean on it apart from the Lord.

The church will not stay the same. It will either blossom because someone understands the season the church is in, or it will wither very quickly.

It's true that charisma can make a person stand out for a moment, but character sets a person apart for a lifetime.