A. N. Wilson Quotes

The cost of living is going up and the chance of living is going down.

The cross stands high above the opinions of men and to that cross all opinions must come at last for judgment.

If someone doesn't want me, I'm not going to hang around and win them over.

Communication is only possible between equals.

Only the madman is absolutely sure.

We live in our myths, we only endure reality.

Hollywood is a sewer with service from the Ritz Carlton.

Every now and then I hear voices in my head, but not very clear. I can't understand what they are saying. It's a mental illness. I have been diagnosed as a manic depressive.

This is one doodle that can't be un-did, Homeskillet.

I've been through a lot in life, and had some ups and downs. It's what's led me to this day.

Blacks have traditionally had to operate in a situation where whites have set themselves up as the custodians of the black experience.

I may be personable, but I assure you I am a lion.

The church that can't worship must be entertained. And leaders who can't lead a church to worship must provide the entertainment.

How utterly terrible is the current idea that Christians can serve God at their own convenience.

Our present nuclear fusion reactors are classified by the methods used to support the nuclear fusion reaction, which takes place at a temperature much hotter than the surface of the Sun.

You know, I have found a new way to get high and stay spaced out for hours on end, and the government can't stop me... It's called senility.

We're trapped in linguistic constructs... all that is is metaphor.

A smile is happiness you'll find right under your nose.

The future is up for grabs. It belongs to any and all who will take the risk and accept the responsibility of consciously creating the future they want.

Four innate sentiments dispose people to a universal moral sense. These are sympathy, fairness, self-control and duty.

Show me the condition of your Bible and I will accurately gauge the condition of your soul.

Each species is a masterpiece, a creation assembled with extreme care and genius.

True faith is never found alone; it is accompanied by expectation.

To say that someone is a conservative does not tell us what he is interested in conserving.

I don't think I've arrived. I think I'm continuing to get there, getting closer and closer to where I want to go. But I'm not there yet.

Pray; and as you pray, surrender; and as you surrender, believe.

Christian theology teaches the doctrine of prevenient grace, which briefly stated means this, that before a man can seek God, God must first have sought the man.

If you never mention the Lord in conversation with each other,isn't that proof that you aren't so concerned about Him?

And I do believe that the way to change a society, to uplift people - not just their spirit, but to uplift their society and economic base - is through education.

part of the humor of living on this backward planet is listening to the hominids rationalize their predations.

If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes.

Faith never means gullibility. The man who believes everything is as far from God as the man who refuses to believe anything.

Trust God in the dark until the light returns.

The best way to keep your friends is not to give them away.

The first hundred years are the hardest.

Maybe God is calling you to do something extraordinary that isn't on your calendar; something to revive your soul!

We're living on the Planet of the Apes. Is that funny or serious?

Be fearless in trying new things, whether they are physical, mental, or emotional, since being afraid can challenge you to go to the next level.

The only bird that gives the poor a real tumble is the stork.

Horror is the natural reaction to the last 5,000 years of history.

Nothing bothers the devil more than a Christian delighting in God’s presence.

Drink your wine. Laugh from your gut. Burden your moments with thankfulness. Be as empty as you can be when that clock winds down. Spend your life. And if time is a river, may you leave a wake.

God is never impressed with what a man can do. He is more concerned with what a man is.

A Discordian is someone who sees windmills and thinks they might be giants

Worship, I say, rises or falls with our concept of God .... and if there is one terrible disease in the Church of Christ, it is that we do not see God as great as He is.

The individual act of obedience is the cornerstone not only of the strength of authoritarian society but also of its weakness.

God's gifts are many; His best gift is one. It is the gift of Himself.

We pursue God because, and only because, He has first put an urge within us that spurs us to the pursuit.

The grace of God is infinite and beyond our ability to measure. His grace has no beginning and therefore no end.

There is nothing more demoralizing than a small but adequate income.