“Leadership is not about control but service. Its not about power but empowerment.”

Democracy without God is mans worship and elevation of himself and his own intelligence or humanism, where man becomes his own measure for morality, judgment, and justice.

Don’t ever make the mistake of telling God that you have nothing to offer. That simply is not true. God does not create any junk.

The greatest discovery in life is self-discovery. Until you find yourself you will always be someone else. Become yourself.

There is no limit to what the Lord can do in and with and through any individual or any married couple who surrender themselves and their resources completely to His will and His way.

In life, purpose is defined by the thing that makes you angry. Martin Luther was angry; Mandela was angry; Mahatma Gandhi was angry; Mother Teresa was angry. If you are not angry, you do not have a ministry yet.

The poorest person on earth is the person without faith.

A woman may be beautiful but have poor character. A man may be a business genius, making money left and right, but lack common courtesy, sensitivity, and compassion.

The worst mistake a leader can make is to mentor no one, choose no successor and leave no legacy.

When you believe in your dream and your vision, then it begins to attract its own resources. No one was born to be a failure.

Your value in life is determined by the problems you solve through your gift.

You must decide if you are going to rob the world or bless it with the rich, valuable, potent, untapped resources locked away within you.

Don’t be pushed by your problems, be led by your dreams. Govern your life by priorities not your pressures.

God designed the world in such a way that everything functions on principles. Principles are eternal laws established and inherent in creation that make creation function.

You become a leader when you decide to be an original and not a copy.

The husband provides direction; the wife, maintenance.

Success in the present is only achieved when you put your focus where you want your future.

Learn to control your thoughts or your thoughts will control you.

Learn to control your thought or your thoughts will control you.

Always think before you speak, because before speaking, the words are under your control, but after speaking, you are under the control of those words.

Honesty has a beautiful and refreshing simplicity about it. No ulterior motives. No hidden meanings. An absence of hypocrisy, duplicity, political games, and verbal superficiality. As honesty and real integrity characterize our lives, there will be no need to manipulate others.

As a monk, I have to be cautious of overindulgence; it is essential to stay regulated in our habits.

Don’t let the negatives of life control you. Rise above them. Use them as your stepping stones to go higher than you ever dreamed possible.

Own nothing, control everything.

If you don’t have peace, it isn’t because someone took it from you; you gave it away. You cannot always control what happens to you, but you can control what happens in you.