“I will be still before you, lord, I will draw near. In this simple moment, I’m just happy to be here.”

Can I go against my humanness and tell you I want to surrender all this?

In the highs and the lows, he is there through it all.

A skillful sailor was never made from still water.

I want to be free like a bird, I will fly. In you I will find freedom, for you the sky.

Look at the flowers, and the birds in the sky, if they never worry then why should I? for he holds my life in his hands.

I think maybe its time for us to redefine love.

Her beautiful smile, her soft, tender heart; she’s an actual, walking, work of art.

I feel so deeply sometimes I forget that others don’t feel things to these same depths.

No matter where you are or where you are going, know this: there’s still hope in the midst of not knowing.

Fear, you have no place here.

You are you and that is all you need to be.

Hope may come in many ways but cling to this: God will never change hope found in him will always remain.

I know god has a plan for me, so I can be at peace, knowing that on the road beyond he’ll always be with me.

So I throw my life in your hands, it was always yours anyway.

This is not the end of what you are doing; in fact, its the very beginning.

If you don’t appreciate the now, when the later becomes the now, you won’t appreciate it either.

I am glad you are here with me. Here at the end of all things, Sam.

Onstage I’m the happiest person in the world.

We learn our lessons; we get hurt; we want revenge. Then we realize that actually, happiness and forgiving people is the best revenge.

For me, success isn’t a state of mind. I feel like success isn’t about conquering something; it’s being happy with who you are.

The richest people in the world aren’t particularly smart or happy. And the happiest people in the world aren’t particularly smart or rich. That leaves me making music. But we can’t talk about that.

My best advice to anyone who wants to raise a happy, mentally healthy child is: Keep him or her as far away from a church as you can.

I could see no reason for being sad. It´s just that it makes me unhappy not to feel happy.

I want to be an artist that everyone can relate to, that’s young, happy, and fun.