“What you do has far greater impact than what you say.”

The problems in life come when we’re sowing one thing and expecting to reap something entirely different.

We are limited but we can push back the borders of our limitations.

Live out of your imagination, not your history.

Unless you’re continually improving your skills, you’re quickly becoming irrelevant.

It takes humility to seek feedback. It takes wisdom to understand it, analyze it and appropriately act on it.

Your most important work is always ahead of you, never behind you.

While we cannot always choose what happens to us, we can choose our responses.

Link yourself to your potential, not to your past.

The greatest risk is the risk of riskless living.

You can’t change the fruit without changing the root.

See every problem as an opportunity to exercise creative energy.

Don’t get buried in the thick of thin things.

Before you wonder “Am I doing things right?” wonder “Am I doing the right things?”

There is so much we can do to render service, to make a difference in the world – no matter how large or small our circle of influence.

When you make a commitment to yourself, do so with the clear understanding that you’re pledging your integrity.

Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.

We must dare to be great; and we must realize that greatness is the fruit of toil and sacrifice and high courage.

When I realized I could use Facebook as a way to communicate directly with my fans, I thought it would be a great idea.

If you get into a Broadway show and it doesn’t work, you’re a failure. And if it does work, you may be stuck for who knows how long. It just doesn’t sound great to me!

It is some compensation for great evils, that they enforce great lessons.

If you are really into waiting, try holding your breath for Jesus, ’cause I hear the payoff may be that much greater.

I am blessed to have a mother like mine. She is the greatest mother in the world.

It’s contagious to do great. But once that one bad apple falls, everybody else will fall, and that’s how it is.

God will always do great things with people who are willing to be faithful in the small things.