I don't think anybody in America ought to be scared.

It's OK to be outspoken about your faith.

They who overcome their desires once can overcome them always.

Language alone protects us from the scariness of things with no names.

What difference do it make if the thing you scared of is real or not?

Self-control is an important part of living a Christian life. But you don't have to do it on your own. God gives you a lot of help along the way. When you're tempted to do the wrong thing, go the wrong direction, He's there for you.

If you're in a job that feels safe, you are not going to get exceptional, because if there is no danger there is almost certainly no leverage.

What is a teacher? I'll tell you: it isn't someone who teaches something, but someone who inspires the student to give of her best in order to discover what she already knows.

If you want to control someone, all you have to do is to make them feel afraid.

If you conquer yourself, then you conquer the world

My Heart Is Afraid that it will have to suffer, the boy told the alchemist one night as they looked up at the moonless sky. Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams.

Most people see the world as a threatening place, and, because they do, the world turns out, indeed, to be a threatening place.