Harmony is next to Godliness

Without my morning coffee I'm just like a dried up piece of roast goat.

The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul.

I worked hard. Anyone who works as hard as I did can achieve the same results.

Ceaseless work, analysis, reflection, writing much, endless self-correction, that is my secret.

It's easy to play any musical instrument: all you have to do is touch the right key at the right time and the instrument will play itself.

It is the special province of music to move the heart.

I play the notes as they are written, but it is God who makes the music.

Old concept: Love is blind. Marriage is an eye opener. New concept: Love is not blind - it simply enables one to see things others fail to see.

Where there is devotional music, God is always at hand with His gracious presence.

Music's only purpose should be for the glory of God and the recreation of the human spirit.

Learn to love someone when they least deserve it, because that is when they need your love most.

Now is the moment that never ends.

Serious misfortunes, originating in misrepresentation, frequently flow and spread before they can be dissipated by truth.

We are each but a quarter note in a grand symphony.

There is nothing very religious about feeling superior to those who don't share your views.

To pray is to listen, to move through my own chattering to God, to that place where I can be silent and listen to what God may have to say.

Great news for Pres Obama. He watched football all weekend and tomorrow he will receive the Heisman trophy. Next week he's going to watch NASCAR. Move over, Jimmie Johnson!

I didn't realize how good I was with computers until I met my parents.

It is our responsibilities, not ourselves, that we should take seriously.

Everybody's vaguely miserable sometimes...and most people are vaguely miserable most of the time. The trick is to scrap your way from the most-of-the-time to the some-of-the-time category.