It's the gymnasium of life where you get the workout, the resistance, and you find out things about yourself that you didn't know.

I was raised in the Baptist church... but I didn't really have a real committed experience with Christ until my father died.

I think we have to find a leader who reflects all of our concerns and not just some of them.

Come hell or high water you will never take me back to the place I was before. I have been through too much to let life whoop me again. My faith is stronger than it's ever been, my mind is more tenacious than it's ever been, my soul is more absolute.

God is a businessman. He is not going to do business with someone who shows no sign of potential return. He invests in people who demonstrate an ability to handle what He has given them.

Isn't it funny how something that will later be a blessing can be a curse if you get it too soon.

Too many people want the appearance of winning rather than the practices and hard work that create a true champion.