“What matters is not the duration of your life, but the donation of it.”

The purpose of influence is to “speak up for those who have no influence.” It’s not about you.

Failure isn’t a character quality. It’s just an event. How you respond to failure is your character.

If God only used perfect people, He would have no one to use.

God specializes in giving people a fresh start.

Life minus love equals zero.

Love leaves legacy. How you treated other people, not your wealth or accomplishments, is the most enduring impact you can leave on earth.

You don’t bring glory or pleasure to God by hiding your abilities or by trying to be someone else. You only bring him enjoyment by being you.

God doesn’t intend for you to handle all the pain and stress in your life by yourself. We were wired for each other. We need each other.

God changes caterpillars into butterflies, sand into pearls and coal into diamonds using time and pressure. He’s working on you, too.

Other people are going to find healing in your wounds. Your greatest life messages and your most effective ministry will come out of your deepest hurts.

Nothing else you do will ever matter as much as helping people establish an eternal relationship with God.

You weren’t put on earth to be remembered. You were put here to prepare for eternity.

Pride builds walls between people, humility builds bridges.

When God is at the center of your life, you Worship, when He’s not, you Worry.

Wearing a mask wears you out. Faking it is fatiguing. The most exhausting activity is pretending to be what you know you aren’t.

You cannot fulfil God’s purposes for your life while focusing on your own plans.

No one came to earth empty; everybody came with a contribution to make to their generation. Most of them never find that gift and even more die never releasing it.

I’ve been around long enough for people to know who I am and what my contributions are. They know me as more than just an artist. I think they know me as a woman as well.

I donate heavily to the church and various churches in the Detroit community and food banks.

Life is not accumulation, it is about contribution.

Because I was in such good shape, my fatigue level never reached the point of physical exhaustion that contributes to mental exhaustion and, ultimately, to combat fatigue.

How easy it is to govern when one follows a system of consulting the will of the people and one holds as the only norm all the actions which contribute to the well being of the people.

Don’t waste your time on anything that doesn’t contribute to your growth.

Gratitude can shift your perspective, elevate your mood, and contribute to your goodness.