“My worth is not based on the work of my hands despite how feverishly I might work and how audaciously successful I might be. Rather, my worth is based exclusively on the astonishing fact that I am ...”

“I am selfish by habit, but sacrificial by nature. Therefore, Id be wise to develop the habit of following my nature.”

“Ignorance might be bliss, but it also has teeth.”

“Peace is achieved when our conscience rests in the fact that weve engaged in right living, verses believing that living is a right.”

“A life that chooses not to grow is a life that died long before it ever lived.”

“To spin the tale with great flourish but never live the tale is the power of vision strangled to fiction by the fiction of fear.”

“Once I realize that the tune Im whistling in my head is the theme thats driving my heart, I suddenly realize that the most important question I can ask is, What are the lyrics?”

“Your Purpose Should Dictate How You Spend Your Time”

“Either we are running from what we fear, or running to what we fear. The former is a choice driven by fear, the latter is an action inspired by it.”

“Making the attempt is what matters most.”

“Here comes the best part, I say, realizing that Ive spoken aloud the words I always tease Haddie for when she announces them at the bridge of the song. The lyrics come and I sing along as the words...”