“The purpose of influence is to “speak up for those who have no influence.” It’s not about you.”

You don’t have to be famous to be great.

To make the most of your life you must keep the vision of eternity continually in your mind and the value of it in your heart.

The way you think determines the way you feel, and the way you feel determines the way you act.

If you prayed as much as you complain and quarrel, you’d have a lot less to argue about and much more peace of mind.

You never know God is all you need until God is all you have.

The secret of endurance is to remember that your pain is temporary but your reward will be eternal.

We become whatever we are committed to.

Nothing shapes your life more than the commitments you choose to make.

You’ll find success in life when you stop trying to include God in your plans and Instead ask God to include you in His.

Every problem is a character-building opportunity, and the more difficult it is, the greater the potential for building spiritual muscle and moral fiber.

The first step to becoming what God made you to be is to stop worrying about what others want you to be.

There is nothing you can do that will make God stop loving you. You could try, but you simply can’t do it – because his love for you is based upon his character and not on anything you do or say or feel.

Humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less. Humility is thinking more of others.

You are as close to God as you choose to be.

Unkind people need your kindness the most. They advertise their pain.

In pain, I’d rather walk with Jesus with all of my questions, than walk by myself with all the answers.

I think if people really read Martin Luther King, Jr., then they would begin to understand what he really represented. The philosophy that he developed, of course, he was greatly influenced by Gandhi and Jesus Christ.

One of the regrettable things in my life is that my dad was not around to see my stardom, to see me wrestle or to see what I achieved by the dream I had at an early age, influenced by where he would like to go.

Gershwin inspired me very much. The concept of ‘That Lucky Old Sun’ was inspired by ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ – not influenced, but inspired.

A belief in God is fundamental; upon it rest the influences that control life.

Everyone has influence, for good or bad, upon others.

I see plainly how external images influence the image that I call my body : they transmit movement to it.

I know how influential I am over my fans and followers. I feel like everything I do, my hair color, my makeup, I always start these huge trends, and I don’t even realize what I’m capable of.

Freddie Mercury and Elton John are, like, two of the biggest Influences in my whole life. And probably always will be.