“Civilization is only a pretense; in the crisis, we become mere apes again, forgetting the rational biped of our pretensions and becoming instead the hairy primate at the mouth of the cave, screeching at the enemy, wishing it would go away, fingering the heavy stone that we’ll use the moment it comes close enough.”

If you want to know where your heart is, look where your mind goes when it wanders.

Entrepreneurship is living a few years of your life like most people won’t, so that you can spend the rest of your life like most people can’t.

When people throw stones at you, don’t throw them back. Collect them all and build an empire.

Excuses don’t burn calories

And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

Allah is all in all. Allah sees you, and is with you, wherever you are, whatever you do.

Hurt people hurt people.

A happy moment can last a lifetime if you remember to smile when you think of it.

When I’m with you, I can’t keep my hands off of you. When I’m not with you, I can’t keep my hands off of myself.

Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

Work until your idols become your rivals.

Save water. Shower with your girlfriend.

We are all in the same game, just different levels, dealing with the same hell, just different devils.

We live by faith and not by sight.

The ink of the scholar is more holy than the blood of the martyr.

You don’t find willpower, you create it.

I always tell people that my primary job is being a dad and husband. Music is just what pays the bills.

The primary pigment of poetry is the IMAGE.

Consciousness even in my sleep changes primary colors. The features of my face melt like a wax doll in the fire. And who can consent to see in the mirror the mere face of man?

My original interests and intentions in guitar playing were primarily created on quality of tone, for instance, the way the instrument could be made to echo or simulate the human voice.

Leaders have followers. The primary role of a leader is to convey to those followers a sense of purpose, vision, and mission.

The primary purpose of a home is to reflect and to distribute the love of Christ. Anything that usurps that is idolatrous.

Feeling good is the primary intention.

This is government’s primary function – to keep us safe – and when large percentages in America don’t feel safe, they start asking: What am I paying my taxes for? What is government all about?