A ‘good’ father will tenderly cultivate his children. But a ‘good’ father who is also a ‘brave’ father will let the children without cultivate the child within.

We ask, ‘Why the need for God?’ Maybe the better question is ‘Why the need not to need Him?’ And could it be that that question in fact evidences our need for Him?

You are not made in ‘your image’. You are, in fact, made in ‘God’s image’. Therefore, which one are you looking for when you look in the mirror?

If I’ve prayed, I never have to worry about being the first one to show up.

In the end, if we don't have God we don't have anything other than an end.

The darkness that follows a sunset is never so dark that it can change the inevitability of a sunrise.

Faith is rare because fear is rampant. For faith will demand that I step into places that fear itself fears to go.

Forgiveness allows the burdens that we carry to become the histories that we forget.

When we choose to stay down, we are in reality confusing wisdom with cowardice. When we choose to stand back up, we are using wisdom to overcome cowardice.

I can arrogantly brag that the doors I choose in life open wide and grant me unobstructed passage. But the widest doors tend to lead to the worst places.

A compass calibrated by my greed is a rather shrewd way to legitimize my agenda. However, true north on a compass such as this is a straight line to the edge of a really big cliff.

Passion is like the lightening, it is beautiful and it links the earth to heaven, but it blinds.

You know, there's a rule in sports, "Don't do anything great if you can't handle the congratulations."

Try to write poems at least one person in the room will hate.

The truth is that genetics has robbed me of hair. But it's not interesting to blame genetics.

Then came a big strike. About 100 girls went out. The result was a victory, which netted us - I mean the girls - $2 increase in our wages on the average.

By those who look close to the ground dirt will be seen. I hope I see things from a greater distance.

Once is sometimes enough and once is sometimes necessary.

[I normally go-to] whiskey on the rocks. Or a beer. Or with dinner, a glass of white wine.

Emperors are vain and useless things.

It's hard to see how anyone can fail to care about innocent children and animals being blown up by landmines.