A man who is certain he is right is almost sure to be wrong.

Nothing is too wonderful to be true, if it be consistent with the laws of nature.

But still try, for who knows what is possible?

I am no poet, but if you think for yourselves, as I proceed, the facts will form a poem in your minds.

Lectures which really teach will never be popular; lectures which are popular will never really teach.

The book of nature which we have to read is written by the finger of God.

There’s nothing quite as frightening as someone who knows they are right.

Since peace is alone the gift of God, and as it is He who gives it, why should we be afraid? His unspeakable gift in His beloved Son is the ground of no doubtful hope.

It is right that we should stand by and act on our principles; but not right to hold them in obstinate blindness, or retain them when proved to be erroneous.

I have far more confidence in the one man who works mentally and bodily at a matter than in the six who merely talk about it.

I shall be with Christ, and that is enough.

My first instrument was a little blue ukele.

After all, it was never Darnay he quoted, only Sydney, drunk and wrecked and dissipated. Sydney, who died for love.

The greatest guitar player in the world today for me is Paco de Lucia, who is actually Spanish.

If you run from me, I will chase you, and I'll find you.

I told people I was a drummer before I even had a set, I was a mental drummer.

How lucky we are, when we're spared what we think we want!

A true man of piety will consider himself a sinner and, therefore, untouchable.

Economic policy and decision making do not function in a political vacuum.

Worse, I have to admit to feeling the jealousy of one crab for another that has managed to climb out of the barrel.

All poets write bad poetry. Bad poets publish them, good poets burn them.