Christianity is not so much the advent of a better doctrine as of a perfect character.

Habits are to the soul what the veins and arteries are to the blood, the courses in which it moves

The more difficulties one has to encounter, within and without, the more significant and the higher in inspiration his life will be.

Trust in God for great things. With your five loaves and two fishes He will show you a way to feed thousands.

Forgiveness is man's deepest need and highest achievement.

By His trials, God means to purify us, to take away all our self-confidence, and our trust in each other, and bring us into implicit, humble trust in Himself.

However dark our lot may be, there is light enough on the other side of the cloud.

Somewhere under the stars God has a job for you to do and nobody else can do it.

God listens for nothing so tenderly, as when His children help each other by their testimonies to His goodness and the way in which He has brought them deliverance.

Live as with God; and, whatever be your calling, pray for the gift that will perfectly qualify you in it.

It is not necessary for all men to be great in action. The greatest and sublimest power is often simple patience.

The definitions of the Church are the rules of true faith.

Every time I wake, I understand how easy it is to be nothing.

I remember writing 'All I Want Is You' and hoping it would get me out of trouble. I haven't stopped writing songs or getting into trouble since.

For me, it's good to have those dissimilar modes of songwriting sit side-by-side on a record, because they yield such different results.

If you really want to do something, no one can stop you. But if you really don’t want to do something, no one can help you

Divorce is brutal and horrible and... you have to actively work to get your life back on track.

My dad didn't often bring me to the set, being an actor himself, so my infancy as an actor was wracked with a lot of giggles and nervousness.

When the crowd appreciates you, it encourages you to be a little more daring, I think.

I shall hear in heaven.

Families and their problems go on and on, and they aren't solved, they're dealt with.