Rick Warren

“Well, in the first place, military service, they don't call it service for nothing. You are actually serving your country. And it is a worthy and valid vocation.”

“My ultimate goal... is for you to live the life you're intended to live.”

“God is love. He didn't need us. But he wanted us.”

“If God only used perfect people, nothing would get done. God will use anybody if you're available.”

“In the Old Testament, it says that if you have the power to do something good, then you have to do it. You're not to avoid helping somebody in their time of need.”

“I just think the Internet has made us ruder.”

“The Bible tells us that there are some things worth fighting for. In fact, the Bible says there's some things worth dying for.”

“You must make a counter-culture decision to focus on becoming more like Jesus. Otherwise, other forces like peers, parents, coworkers, and culture will try to mold you into their image.”

“Most of us want to have enough... good works to get into heaven, but enough bad works to be fun.”

“As long as you do things for God, you are a Hall of Famer in heaven's list.”

“The more you pray, the less you'll panic. The more you worship, the less you worry. You'll feel more patient and less pressured.”

“You were made by God and for God, and until you understand that, life will never make sense.”

“The Constitution is man-made, so it is not perfect. It's not the basis of my beliefs. My belief system is based on the Scriptures which come from God.”

“We're a nation of laws, but the good thing about America, is that laws reside in the people and people can change the laws.”

“Only secure people can serve. Insecure people are always worrying about how they appear to others. They fear exposure of their weaknesses and hide beneath layers of protective pride and pretensions. The more insecure you are, the more you will want people to serve you, and the more you will need their approval.”

“But dogs, which have no ability to sin nor moral conscience, do not have an ability to reject Jesus.”

“It is mind-boggling to me that the Almighty power created everything I see; the Bible says that God created the entire universe just so he could create this galaxy just so he could create Earth so he could create human beings so he could create a family.”

“You drift through life and let things happen to you, or go by design and say, 'This is what I'm intended to do.'”

“God gave us the gift of life in heaven. Many people are given this gift, but they never open it. They never do anything with it.”

“Living in the light of eternity changes your priorities.”