“ There's a beauty to wisdom and experience that cannot be faked. It's impossible to be mature without having lived. ”

“ I think our culture encourages all of us to always put our best foot forward. I think it's a good thing. I think it's nice to rise to the occasion, to be kind and considerate, and have self control. ”

“ The people I've been exposed to have been people of amazing integrity. ”

“ Faith is salted and peppered through everything at Christmas. And I love at least one night by the Christmas tree to sing and feel the quiet holiness of that time that's set apart to celebrate love, friendship, and God's gift of the Christ child. ”

“ Thanksgiving Day is a good day to recommit our energies to giving thanks and just giving. ”

“ But my experience is that people who have been through painful, difficult times are filled with compassion. ”

“ Every good relationship, especially marriage, is based on respect. If it's not based on respect, nothing that appears to be good will last very long. ”

“ I can look back at different times in my life when I felt I could not find my way out of whatever it was. I'm not necessarily talking about marriage, but I wanted to pack it in. I wanted to disappear. A lot of that has to do with being in the public eye. ”

“ Real relationship is gritty and earthy, the stuff that life is made of. ”

“ Rich Mullins was the uneasy conscience of Christian music. He didn't live like a star. He'd taken a vow of poverty so that what he earned could be used to help others. ”