A rose looks grey at midnight, but the flame is just asleep. And steel is strong because it knows the hammer and white heat.

it's good to know who hates you and it is good to be hated by the right people

You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space.

I came to believe in a power much higher than I

All your life, you will be faced with a choice. You can choose love or hate…I choose love.

Beneath the stains of time the feeling disappears, you are someone else I am still right here.

I recently found myself going through a period of uncertainty about my future as a performer, my status as a personality, the believability of my Christian witness and the knowledge of God's will in my life. I felt a force bigger than myself saying, 'Lay back. Take it easy. Study hard. Read your bible. Think, write and keep your mouth shut for awhile.'