“Sometimes new opportunity means new opposition. Not everything God asks us to do will be comfortable.”

“Life is like a camera. Focus on what's important. Capture the good times. And if things don't work out, just take another shot.”

“There are moments when troubles enter our lives and we can do nothing to avoid them. But they are there for a reason. Only when we have overcome them will we understand why they were there.”

“When we speak of knowing God, it must be understood with reference to man's limited powers of comprehension. God, as He really is, is far beyond man's imagination, let alone understanding. God has revealed only so much of Himself as our minds can conceive and the weakness of our nature can bear.”

“Decide...whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying.”

“Better to die fighting for freedom then be a prisoner all the days of your life.”

“Anytime we step out boldly to make changes, we take a chance that we might fail. But the only way to get better is to try.”