Once you accept that perfection is just a goal, screwing up isn't so hard to handle. Each misstep is still a step, another lesson learned, another opportunity to get it right the next time.

When I was 8 years old, I became depressed. I kept asking why I was born this way [without arms and legs]. I also worried about my future. At the age of 10, I tried to commit suicide because I felt like giving up. But when I imagined my loving parents crying at my grave, I decided to stay.

If you have the desire and passion to do something, and it's within God's will, you will achieve it.

We need to awaken the next generation to understand that we are all change-makers. The nation is not as strong as its government but its next generation

When God doesn't change a circumstance, He can change our hearts in knowing that He can change all things for the good.

... to keep moving up ... , you have to abandon the security of that ledge and reach for another hold. Letting go of that sense of security.. is the challenge. ... think of yourself as climbing a ladder. To move to the next rung, you must give up your grip and reach for the next one.

I don't care what job you get. I care about if you put people down or raise people up.