I always feel that until you take your last breath, you're always growing.

With age comes the understanding and appreciation of your most important asset, your health.

If you come to fame not understanding who you are, it will define who you are.

My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you I the best place for the next moment.

My early colleagues and myself helped create the life styles of Americans and, by osmosis, of the rest of the world. I found it difficult to reconcile success with humility. I tried it first, but it meant avoiding the very essence of my career - total exhilaration and the ecstasy of creativity.

It's worth noting that at the time of the American Revolution, no sane person would have given two cents for its success.

When pastors don't have rich spiritual lives with Christ, they become victimized by other models of success - models conveyed to them by their training, by their experience in the church, or just by our culture.

Remember the two benefits of failure. First, if you do fail, you learn what doesn't work; and second, the failure gives you the opportunity to try a new approach.