A man, in his books, may be said to walk the earth a long time after he is gone.

The power of imagination makes us infinite.

As long as I live, I'll hear waterfalls and birds and winds sing.

Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.

The grand show is eternal It is always sunrise somewhere

I’d rather be in the mountains thinking of God, than in church thinking about the mountains.

Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity.

Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.

In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.

God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods. But he cannot save them from fools.

Wilderness is a necessity... there must be places for human beings to satisfy their souls.

What a slacker. Just because daddy paid for his college education, he thinks he can avoid dying for his country." -- Willie "Drafted

Love is like a rose. So beautiful to look at, yet so painful to touch.

The day of judgment is either approaching or it is not. If it is not, there is no cause for adjournment. If it is, I choose to be found doing my duty. I wish therefore that candles may be brought.

The pope [Francis] knows that the marriage culture is in crisis throughout the world, and so is the family.

You can only breathe out if you breathe in.

The Missional church always thinks of the long haul rather than the quick fix

The conversations about a film are an example of success because then you know whatever you've done has resonated.

[To Timothy LaHaye:] So, Mr. LaHaye, when the Rapture happens, can I have your stuff?

I don't think about what I do. I do it. That's Buddhism. I jump off the cliff and build my wings on the way down.

The fact that you're friends doesn't necessarily equate to great chemistry.