“I used to pray that God would feed the hungry, or do this or that, but now I pray that he will guide me to do whatever I'm supposed to do, what I can do. I used to pray for answers, but now I'm praying for strength. I used to believe that prayer changes things, but now I know that prayer changes us and we change things.”

“Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.”

“Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly--until you can learn to do it well.”

“You can have religion but not know Christ. It’s having Christ that counts.”

“The main way people waste time is by complaining of their past wasted time. Leaders respond even if it seems to be late.”

“Paper is to write things down that we need to remember. Our brains are used to think.”

“Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve regardless of how many times you may have failed in the past or how lofty your aims and hopes may be.”

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

“You’ve got to be sure of yourself before You can ever win a prize.”

“If you are facing a difficult task don’t put it off. If you do it will just keep tormenting you.”

“True beauty after all consists in purity of heart.”

“Real security can only be found in that which can never be taken from you--your relationship with God.”

“Our country, as well as the rest of the world, faces an enormous threat from ISIS and other radical Islamic terrorist organizations that aspire to achieve world domination. These were the same aspirations held by the followers of Adolf Hitler in the 1930s. Our government must recognize the importance of directly and vigorously confronting these forces of evil. We must not make the mistake of avoiding necessary conflict; we did not get involved in World War I or World War II until we felt that American interests were directly threatened, and this proved to be the wrong choice, though we eventually were victorious. If a vicious enemy that is willing to decapitate people, burn people alive, and even crucify children is allowed to grow with only minor to moderate resistance, it will only become a more formidable adversary in the future. If during this period of tepid responses to terrorist expansion the radical Islamists manage to acquire nuclear weapons, providing for the common defense will take on an entirely new different meaning. The longer we wait to eliminate the threat, the more difficult that task will become and the more dangerous the world will be for our children and grandchildren. We must use all necessary resources to protect the lives of our people. Given the existence of enemies who have a stated goal of destroying our nation and our way of life, one way to provide for the common defense is to hide, which in our case would not be possible. A better option is to try to eliminate the threat, and the earlier the threat can be eliminated, the fewer lives will be lost in the conflict.”

“Our progress as a nation can be not swifter than our progress in education.”

“Christlikeness is not produced by imitation, but by inhabitation.”