I don't want to call myself a perfectionist because perfection is imperfection.

Since art is considered a noble field, art should be used to promote all that is good and noble, and in a noble fashion.

Grumbling and gratitude are, for the child of God, in conflict. Be grateful and you won’t grumble. Grumble and you won’t be grateful.

Whether you've seen angels floating around your bedroom or just found a ray of hope at a lonely moment, choosing to believe that something unseen is caring for you can be a life-shifting exercise.

An ineffably holy God, who has the utmost abhorrence of sin, was never invented by any of Adam's descendents.

I’d prefer to see both knees on the ground. I mean, if you’re going to grovel, be the best groveler you can, right?

A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds; it seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities that were somehow absent before the change.

Love is everything. And that's all we know about it.

It does not at first appear that an astronomer rapt in abstraction, while he gazes on a star, must feel more exquisite delight than a farmer who is conducting his team.

I'm in favor of doing tax reform, but I think tax reform ought to be revenue neutral as it was back during the [Ronald] Reagan years. We've resolved this issue.

You have to work at relationships. You can’t just walk out on them every time something goes wrong.