And truly it demands something godlike in him who cast off the common motives of humanity and ventured to trust himself for a taskmaster.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.

Beauty without expression tires.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination.

Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

The fiercest storm is taking place in some of our churches—the unbelief and disobedience of God’s Word.

...once I saw you in moonlight and I can tell you - the silvery dust of the stars doesn't shimmer like you...

Being the first to do anything takes guts.

I lead by example. But if I get pissed enough, I'll say something. It usually isn't rah-rah; it's more complaining.

There is so much wonder and joy in science, about understanding how the world works and why the world is the way it is. It's not just for academics. It is a thing that's available to everyone.

Christ died to save this lost world; he did not come to destroy, maim or pour out wrath.

I have to go on writing because I wouldn't be able to go on without writing. It is the only function that works for me, and without that function, I would die.

Every person born into this world their work is born with them.

Those times, I tried to think of something happy, something I'd liked - but not something I loved, for that made it worse.

Hysteria takes too much energy to be maintained forever.