“Each of us is what we are because of the DOMINATING THOUGHTS which we permit to occupy our mind.

“When worry is present, trust cannot crowd its way in.”

“We never cease to stand like curious children before the great mystery into which we are born.”

“It is a kingly act to assist the fallen.”

“What others see in you now is just a MILD chapter of you; the WILD version of your brand is yet to be visible. Just dare and will show up!”

“It is the duty of every American citizen to take part in a vigorous debate on the issues of the day.”

“If you know something without having lived it, your audience experiences a credibility gap.”

“Commitment is what transforms a promise into reality.”

“The destiny of your own soul is in your own hands by the choice you make.”

“We did live in dire poverty. And one of the things that I hated was poverty. Some people hate spiders. Some people hate snakes. I hated poverty. I couldn't stand it. My mother couldn't stand the fact that we were doing poorly in school, and she prayed and she asked God to give her wisdom. What could she do to get her young sons to understand the importance of developing their minds so that they control their own lives? God gave her the wisdom. At least in her opinion. My brother and I didn't think it was that wise. Turn off the TV, let us watch only two or three TV programs during the week. And with all that spare time read two books a piece from the Detroit Public Libraries and submit to her written book reports, which she couldn't read but we didn't know that. I just hated this. My friends were out having a good time. Her friends would criticize her. My mother didn't care. But after a while I actually began to enjoy reading those books. Because we were very poor, but between the covers of those books I could go anywhere. I could be anybody. I could do anything. I began to read about people of great accomplishment. And as I read those stories, I began to see a connecting thread. I began to see that the person who has the most to do with you, and what happens to you in life, is you. You make decisions. You decide how much energy you want to put behind that decision. And I came to understand that I had control of my own destiny. And at that point I didn't hate poverty anymore, because I knew it was only temporary. I knew I could change that. It was incredibly liberating for me. Made all the difference.” 

“They don't subscribe to our sense of morality; they don't believe in an afterlife; they don't believe in a God or religion. And the only morality they recognize, therefore, is what will advance the cause or socialism.”

“Don't die with the music on your tongue unsung! Don't die with the apps in your mind undesigned! Don't die with the books in your head unpublished! Don't die with the sermons in your heart unpreached! Live well and die well!”

“I missed the joy of seeing our children grow and change. I thank God for watching over them during those years.”

“Of all the things a leader should fear, complacency should head the list. —John C. Maxwell”

“Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity, but don't rule out malice.”