“ 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. ”

“ Come Christmas Eve, we usually go to my mom and dad's. Everybody brings one gift and then we play that game when we all steal it from each other. Some are really cool, others are useful and some are a bit out there. ”

“ Get outside. Watch the sunrise. Watch the sunset. How does that make you feel? Does it make you feel big or tiny? Because there's something good about feeling both. ”

“ People are going to come into your life that need you, and being there for them makes the day worth living. People are going to come into your life that you need, and that's the really crazy thing. ”

“ 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. ”

“ The more time you invest in a marriage, the more valuable it becomes. ”

“ 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. ”