Don't be afraid of pressure. Pressure is what transforms a lump of coal into a diamond.

Life is a huge privilege and opportunity. God has trusted you with gifts and abilities, which he wants you to use.

Don't let regrets about the past or worries about the future rob you of your enjoyment of the present.

The reason why people give up so fast is because they tend to look at how far they still have to go, instead of how far they have come.

I'm a Christian. I'm committed to Jesus Christ and I want people to know about Christ, because it's the most wonderful thing. People can say, 'I'll try and give up drugs,' or 'I'll try and live a better life,' but actually, if you're trapped in that lifestyle, you need, I think, some supernatural power to get you out of it. It's not easy to get out of the kind of lifestyles those people are in where all your family are criminals and all your friends are criminals - that is not an easy break to make, and it is a hard thing for a lot of these people.

It is a great privilege to meet inspiring leaders from different parts of the church - Catholic, Baptist, Salvation Army, Pentecostal, Lutheran, Methodist, and so many more - and discover that what unites us is infinitely greater than what divides us.

You reveal your own character most clearly when you describe someone else's.