Faith is a fine invention When gentlemen can see, But microscopes are prudent In an emergency.

Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul - and sings the tunes without the words - and never stops at all.

I am out with lanterns, looking for myself.

We turn not older with years but newer every day.

I hope you love birds too. It is economical. It saves going to heaven.

If you take care of the small things, the big things take care of themselves. You can gain more control over your life by paying closer attention to the little things.

I must go in, the fog is rising.

A good roommate may be the single most important thing to have when one is away at school.

Bring me the sunset in a cup.

Saying nothing... sometimes says the most.

Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough.

I think it's outrageous if a historian has a 'leading thought' because it means they will select their material according to their thesis

I don't even understand the connection with 'died for your sins'. He died for your sin, well, how does one affect the other? 'I hit myself in the foot with a shovel for your mortgage'...

Logic is neither an art nor a science but a dodge.

In 29 years, I had recorded over 2, 200 songs. I was amazed.

At the heart of the deterioration of the fabric of the Negro society is the deterioration of the Negro family.

This great American institution [Boy Scouts of America] has come under attack from homosexual activists-who may well set their sights on your church next.

Work is its own best earthly meed, Else have we none more than the sea-born throng Who wrought those marvellous isles that bloom afar.

Good press, bad press, whatever, only means a lot to me if it's writ by somebody I respect, by somebody I like.

It is sometimes advantageous to be unseen, although it is most often rather wearing on the nerves.

Saving faith is the faith of God's elect; the special gift of God to them, wrought in them by his Spirit.