Michael W. Smith

“My main goal is to be a selfless person. The only way I can be a selfless person is to be a God-centered person.”

“I think if the church did what they were supposed to do, we wouldn't have anyone sleeping on the streets.”

“The biggest thing that I get most excited about is that God has a plan for your life.”

“You can't change the world, but you can change the world for one person.”

“The older I get, the more I'm conscious of ways very small things can make a change in the world. Tiny little things, but the world is made up of tiny little things.”

“We need to be the church, not just play church.”

“Worship is a lifestyle, a life of worship.”

“I am a musician. I'm not a celebrity.”

“You don't have to be a perfect person to be a follower of Jesus.”

“I think there are a lot of people who are afraid to be who they are. They're afraid to be different.”

“The truth is, I'm a storyteller. And it's the story of Jesus that I'm trying to tell.”

“I'll be a little kid for the rest of my life.”

“Friendship is the greatest of worldly goods. Certainly to me it is the chief happiness of life.”

“I'm not a preacher, and I'm not a pastor. But I really feel my career is a ministry.”

“Music is a powerful tool in galvanizing people around an issue. There's no better way to get your point across than to put it in a beautiful song.”