“Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.”

Your kids don’t belong to you – they’re only on loan for you to raise. They have their own lives, their own destinies. So you better get out of the way.

Both liberty and equality are among the primary goals pursued by human beings through many centuries; but total liberty for wolves is death to the lambs, total liberty of the powerful, the gifted, is not compatible with the rights to a decent existence of the weak and the less gifted.

Attractive as some things are, you have to weigh your risks. How badly do you want it, how badly are you willing to be burned?

Don’t let insecurity ruin the beauty you were born with.

The immature think that knowledge and action are different, but the wise see them as the same.

Be still and know that I am God.

If I quit now, I will soon be back to where I started. And when I started I was desperately wishing to be where I am now.

I feel like I am parked diagonally in a parallel universe.

A true heart may not talk with you everyday or may not meet you every time but always thinks about you and your memories.

Some wounds are too deep to heal, or too deep to heal quickly. In addition, many memories are simply painful, and there is no healing to be done. The saying time heals all wounds is false. Time heals most wounds. The rest are hidden behind this door.

The first step to getting anywhere is deciding you’re no longer willing to stay where you are.

Something about the vastness and beauty of nature makes the self feel small and insignificant, and anything that shrinks the self creates an opportunity for spiritual experience.

There is something comforting about a billion stars held steady by a God who knows what He is doing.

For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you.

When the world says Give Up, Hope whispers, Try it one more time.

The pain you feel today is the strength you’ll feel tomorrow.

Pretty soon I’ll start worrying about [my fame] because [my children] carry my name and they have that exposure.

Any use of the names of Eric Garner and Michael Brown, in connection with any violence or killing of police, is reprehensible and against the pursuit of justice in both cases.

The Law of the Generic: One of the fastest routes to failure is giving a brand a generic name.

I once asked my oldest daughter [Julia Marie] if she thought about changing her name in school and she said, “No, I’m a Pacino. That’s my name.”

I disagree with Muhammad. I’m against hate, anti-Semitism and homophobia.

The new product, if it’s going to be successful, is going to require a new name. New ladder, new name. It’s as simple as that.

Only brand names register in the mind… What you should generally do is take a regular word and use it out of context to connote the primary attribute of your brand.

The reason is obvious. A well-known name got well-known because it stood for something. It occupies a position in the prospect’s mind. A really well-known name sits on the top rung of a sharply defined ladder.