“Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.”

If your faith isn’t rooted in the Bible, it will wither like a plant pulled out of the soil.

If people are kicking you in the behind, at least you’re in front of them.

The farther we get from God, the more the world spirals out of control.

Knowing we will be with Christ forever far outweighs our burdens today! Keep your eyes on eternity!

The will of God will not take us where the grace of God cannot sustain us.

A suffering person does not need a lecture – he needs a listener.

My one purpose in life is to help people find a personal relationship with God, which, I believe, comes through knowing Christ.

A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society.

Don’t let past mistakes keep you from seeking God

Whatever affliction comes in our life, our Lord goes into the valley with us, leading us by the hand, even carrying us when it is necessary.

Life without God is like an unsharpened pencil – it has no point.

We have perfected our weapons but failed to perfect the men who use them.

Suffering is part of the human condition, and it comes to us all. The key is how we react to it, either turning away from God in anger and bitterness or growing closer to Him in trust and confidence.

Don’t let failure or disappointment cut you off from God or make you think that the future is hopeless. When God closes one door, He often opens another door – if we seek it.

Don’t ever hesitate to take to [God] whatever is on your heart. He already knows it anyway, but He doesn’t want you to bear its pain or celebrate its joy alone.

Most of us know about God, but that is quite different from knowing God.

Tell a person they are brave and you help them become so.

The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.

I’m brave in feeling, if nothing else.

Heroine’ is about a declining and imbalanced superstar – a very brave and bold role. I wanted to test whether I could carry a role like this. I have given 200 per cent to this role. She’s a very complex character, very aggressive, manipulative and bold, yet she’s very fragile.

We must fight for peace bravely as we fought in war.

Like timidity, bravery is also contagious.

To be an individual is the hardest thing in the world, because nobody likes you to be an individual. Everybody wants to kill your individuality and to make a sheep out of you. Nobody wants you to be on your own.

A boy who won’t stand up for himself becomes a man who can’t stand up to anything.