Growing in grace is a deepening realization of our nothingness; it is a heartfelt recognition that we are not worthy of the least of God's mercies.

Instead of a river, God often gives us a brook, which may be running today and dried up tomorrow. Why? To teach us not to rest in our blessings, but in the blesser Himself.

Prayer is not so much an act as it is an attitude - an attitude of dependency, dependency upon God.

It is not the absence of sin but the grieving over it which distinguishes the child of God from empty professors.

The Bible is no lazy man's book! Much of its treasure, like the valuable minerals stored in the bowels of the earth, only yield up themselves to the diligent seeker.

True liberty is not the power to live as we please, but to live as we ought.

Grace can neither be bought, earned, or won by the creature. If it could be, it would cease to be grace.

The great mistake made by most of the Lord’s people is in hoping to discover in themselves that which is to be found in Christ alone.

Unbelief is infectious! The unbelief of one strengthens the unbelief of another, just as the faith of one strengthens the faith of another.

Happy the soul that has been awed by a view of God's majesty

The gospel is not an announcement that God has relaxed his justice or lowered the standard of His holiness.

We need people who dive deep, dream and dare do. We need people able to grasp the sublime and, therefore, that which is universally true for all. We need them to reclaim our humanity.

If you don't feel drowsy after lunch and don't yawn in the office, you're not a perfect employee!

We should behave to our friends as we would wish our friends to behave to us.

I'm shy and can't for the life of me barge around and slap people on the back. I sit in a corner by myself and am tickled to death when someone comes over to talk to me

We in the press like to say we're honest brokers of information, and it's just not true. The press does have an agenda.

If you consciously say 'I won't do it!' to yourself, then you have a good chance that you won't.

I think for everyone it's good to have your own personal work on a character and a film before you even start rehearsing, to have an inner life.

Simple pleasures are the last healthy refuge in a complex world.

One day I may be meeting you and hearing how you've changed your life by saying, "Farewell to Fat".

Everything that doesn't kill you, makes you stronger. And later on you can use it in some story.