Jonathan Roumie

I think when people focus on God and not on the differences that they perceive between their version or their understanding of God, and another denominational or non-denominational or even faith understanding of God. When you when you get those out of the way, when you can just focus on God, you realize we're all here trying to do the same thing.

I think committing to excellence in life affects every area of life, not just your family relationships but work, career, the whole thing.

When we all depart from this Earth and meet our Maker, hopefully, we're going to be responsible for the lives that we lead while we were here on Earth. How we treated each other and the respect we gave each other and the people around us.

What matters is that people know that God is love and mercy and compassion. And there's always more room for people to know and discover who He is and how He can radically and profoundly change their lives if they give Him a chance to do so.

My title isn't important. The need to have a title isn't important, none of it matters.

You have no idea how over the moon my Egyptian father is that his son who has a BFA now has a doctorate. It doesn't matter that it is honorary. He just hears the word 'doctorate' and we are good. I might as well be wearing a stethoscope at this point.