And when will there be an end of marrying? I suppose, when there is an end of living.

You can't undo anything you've already done, but you can face up to it. You can tell the truth. You can seek forgiveness. And then let God do the rest.

Hope is patience with the lamp lit.

Men remain in ignorance as long as they hate, and they hate unjustly as long as they remain in ignorance.

Arguments about Scripture achieve nothing but a stomachache and a headache.

If the Tiber rises too high, or the Nile too low, the remedy is always feeding Christians to the lions.

Custom without truth is error grown old.

Where our work is, there let our joy be.

A man becomes a Christian, he is not born one.

You can judge the quality of their faith from the way they behave. Discipline is an index to doctrine.

The pleasure of those who injure you lies in your pain. Therefore they will suffer if you take away their pleasure by not feeling pain

The spiritual life of any congregation and its growth in grace will never exceed the high-water mark set by its pulpit.

I'm learning all the time. I'm evolving all the time as a human being. I'm getting better, I hope, in all of the important ways.

That's the thing about pictures: they seduce you.

It is your birthright to have a life of meaning and purpose. Whether or not the people in your life have consistently celebrated your incarnation, you deserve to celebrate your existence.

Continue your quest by taking the test. Yes, but what test? What test was I supposed to take? The Kobayashi Maru? The Pepsi Challenge? Could the clue have been any more vague?

Poets are never allowed to be mediocre by the gods, by men or by publishers.

War is not the answer, for only love can conquer hate

To be at the top, you have to have a competitive streak in you. If you're not performing, you've got to be angry with yourself.

America does not seek good for Islam, for the Muslims, and for the repressed.

The importance of high expectations plays a big role.