I think it is important to begin with a statement in your speech that grabs the attention of the audience. I try to make my opening line 15 words or less.

We want a crowd to make us feel important and liked. But why is getting a crowd our focus? Jesus never suggested that crowds were the goal. He never addresses getting your church to grow. Never.

I cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy. Let's face it, friends make life a lot more fun.

We cannot change our past. We can not change the fact that people act in a certain way. We can not change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude.

Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.

Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.

Attitude is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than what people do or say. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill.

A family is a place where principles are hammered and honed on the anvil of everyday living.

We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.

Words can never adequately convey the incredible impact of our attitudes toward life. The longer I live the more convinced I become that life is 10 percent what happens to us and 90 percent how we respond to it.

The remarkable thing is, we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day.

I let people see the cracks in my life. We can't be phony. We've got to keep it real.

The secret of living a life of excellence is merely a matter of thinking thoughts of excellence. Really, it's a matter of programming our minds with the kind of information that will set us free.

A teardrop on earth summons the King of heaven.

The difference between something good and something great is attention to detail.

Prejudice is a learned trait. You're not born prejudiced; you're taught it.

When I think of vision, I have in mind the ability to see above and beyond the majority.

When you have vision it affects your attitude. Your attitude is optimistic rather than pessimistic.

We need discernment in what we see and what we hear and what we believe.

I'm not against screens, or new songs, or innovation. I just don't like the gimmicks. I want to know when worship is over that that leader's sole purpose was to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ.