I always wanted to be an actor, but my top three favorite actors of all time are Al Pacino, James Dean and Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Busyness kills more Christians than bullets.
We take hold of Christ as his words take hold us.
If we do not worship God, God will not be the lesser for it. But we will.
Live for God. Obey the Scriptures. Think of others before yourself. Be holy. Love Jesus. And as you do these things, do whatever else you like, with whomever you like, wherever you like, and you'll be walking in the will of God.
It's true that every road leads to God. But only one way leads to a pleasant encounter with Him.
When "everything is awesome" we may miss what (and Who) is truly deserving of awe.
I've had people call me from bands that are very popular, and they're like, "What do we do? We want to do what you do. " It's almost impossible to do what I do, because you would have to start in 1980. You can't just do it.
I do not fear the man who practices 1,000 kicks one time each. I fear the man who practices 1 kick 1,000 times.
When I am writing political op-eds, I do think carefully about the impact of my words. When I am writing fiction, it's a different story. In my fiction I am more reckless. I don't care about the real world until I am done with the book.
High achievers dwell on what they do well and spend very little time evaluating themselves and their performances.