He that seeks here any other thing but simply God and the salvation of his soul, will find nothing but trouble and sorrow.

Out of sight, out of mind. The absent are always in the wrong.

He who loves with purity considers not the gift of the lover, but the love of the giver.

A life without purpose is a languid, drifting thing; Every day we ought to review our purpose, saying to ourselves: This day let me make a sound beginning, for what we have hitherto done is naught!

If you want to learn something that will really help you, learn to see yourself as God sees you and not as you see yourself in the distorted mirror of your own self-importance.

To say that I am made in the image of God is to say that love is the reason for my existence, for God is love.

Purity and simplicity are the two wings with which man soars above the earth and all temporary nature.

Love feels no burden, regards not labors, strives toward more than it attains, argues not of impossibility, since it believes that it may and can do all things.

First keep peace with yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.

Don't think so much about who is for or against you, rather give all your care, that God be with you in everything you do.

Occasions do not make a man either strong or weak but they show what he is.

I am seeing life in two dimensions

There are some things I can't control, & that's just the way it is.

I've just been to a debutant ball where all the girls were wearing low-cut gowns. It's clear why they're called coming out parties.

There's always that key to every character that lets you go to those places you need to go to. No matter how much you might hate the character, it makes you understand it.

When people say, 'You're not being realistic,' they're just trying to tag some thoughts that they can't otherwise handle.

It's about having personality...it's not about being the bad guy, it's about entertaining people.

The boss depends on authority; the leader on goodwill.

There's many, many ways to write a song. But generally, sitting down at a table and writing is not one of them.

It's good to take a longer view and think, what would I really like to do if I had no limitations whatsoever?

Did evangelical Christians mistake Donald Trump's hairpiece for a halo, while ignoring the obvious signs that he worships Mammon?