What it taught me was forgiveness. It taught me that when people present themselves in a certain way, there’s probably some back story or issue or reason for the way that they are. It’s not...

He taught us that everyone has a good story and the more of others you understand, the better your grasp of human nature, a gift given great weight in my family.

I say luck is when an opportunity comes along and you’re prepared for it.

Do what you have to do to do what you want to do.

You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud, too. That’s part of it.

I’d be more frightened by not using whatever abilities I’d been given. I’d be more frightened by procrastination and laziness.

At the end of the day, it’s not about what you have or even what you’ve accomplished. It’s about what you’ve done with those accomplishments. Its about who you’ve lifted up, who you’ve made better....

Success? I don’t know what that word means. I’m happy. But success, that goes back to what in somebody’s eyes success means. For me, success is inner peace. That’s a good day for me.

My faith helps me understand that circumstances don’t dictate my happiness, my inner peace.

My mother used to tell me man gives the award, God gives the reward. I don’t need another plaque.

So you never know who you touch. You never know how or when you’ll have an impact, or how important your example can be to someone else.

At the end of the day, it’s not about what you have or even what you’ve accomplished. It’s about what you’ve done with those accomplishments. It’s about who you’ve lifted up, who you’ve made better....

I never really had the classic struggle. I had faith.

Don’t aspire to make a living, aspire to make a difference.

If you have an enemy, then learn and know your enemy, don’t just be mad at him or her.

I wasn’t allowed to go to movies when I was kid; my father was a minister. 101 Dalmatians and King of Kings, that was the extent of it.

If you don’t trust the pilot, don’t go.

The chances you take, the people you meet, the people you love, the faith that you have. That’s what’s going to define you.

If I am a cup maker, I’m interested in making the best cup I possibly can. My effort goes into that cup, not what people think about it.

I think a role model is a mentor – someone you see on a daily basis, and you learn from them.

I’m not a film buff. I don’t watch a lot of movies.