Good is never accomplished except at the cost of those who do it, truth never breaks through except through the sacrifice of those who spread it.

God has created me to do Him some definite service; He has committed some work to me which He has not committed to another. I have my mission.

To live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often.

Life passes, riches fly away, popularity is fickle, the senses decay, the world changes. One alone is true to us; One alone can be all things to us; One alone can supply our need.

Fear not that thy life shall come to an end, but rather fear that it shall never have a beginning.

If we are intended for great ends, we are called to great hazards.

It is often said that second thoughts are best. So they are in matters of judgment but not in matters of conscience.

We can believe what we choose. We are answerable for what we choose to believe.

Cruelty to animals is as if humans did not love God.

I sought to hear the voice of God and climbed the topmost steeple, but God declared: "Go down again - I dwell among the people.

When you feel in need of a compliment, give one to someone else.

All I know is I make sense to me- it's other people who seem complicated.

Life is like a school, we are the student of it: Experience is our Teacher.

It is not the crook in modern business that we fear but the honest man who does not know what he is doing.

It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails admit it frankly and try another but above all try something.

The important things are children, honesty, integrity and faith.

Our perception of songs that we've written... the meaning changes from day to day... to whatever stage we're at in our life and careers.

The key to getting out of the boat is hearing the voice of God.

Christian proclamation might make the gospel audible, but Christians living together in local congregations make the gospel visible (see John 13:34-35). The church is the gospel made visible.

We all might ask ourselves why we tune in to these more trivial matters and tune out when it comes to Darfur

Any distraction tends to get in the way of being an effective gangster.