God left the world unfinished for man to work his skill upon. He left the electricity still in the cloud, the oil still in the earth.

It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected. The best men do not want to govern their fellowmen.

A man's real belief is that which he lives by. What a man believes is the thing he does, not the thing he thinks.

Never tell a child 'you have a soul.' Teach him, you are a soul; you have a body.

If instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the gift of a loving thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels give.

Forgiveness unleashes joy. It brings peace. It washes the slate clean. It sets all the highest values of love in motion.

Any faith in Him, however small, is better than any belief about Him, however great.

No man ever sank under the burden of the day. It is when tomorrow's burden is added to the burden of today that the weight is more than a man can bear.

To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.

It is by loving and not by being loved that one can come nearest to the soul of another.

How strange this fear of death is! We are never frightened at a sunset.

We must face honestly the toll that anger and bitterness take on our lives. They are our enemies! The Bible says, “An angry person stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered one commits many sins.

I'm inspired by many of my friends, colleagues, and the extraordinary people I've been fortunate enough to meet along the way.

A picture should be a re-creation of an event rather than an illustration of an object; but there is no tension in the picture unless there is a struggle with the object.

A lot of people can play the piano, but not everyone can be Billy Joel.

The song succeeds or fails just based on whether you argue your point successfully.

I have always kept one end in view, namely ... to conduct a well-regulated church music to the honour of God.

I would be ready to become a dad if I was with the right person. I'd like a boy, though. Because they're in charge.

I don't think God cares if I wear nail polish or not. I don't think that's a deal breaker for him.

If silly things were not done, intelligent things would never happen.

Love's not love When it is mingled with regards that stand Aloof from th' entire point.