I have never once feared the devil, but I tremble every time I enter the pulpit.

The Scriptures of God are my only foundation and substance in all matters of weight and importance.

Lord, give me Scotland or I die!

A man with God is always in the majority.

Live in Christ, die in Christ, and the flesh need not fear death.

Let no day slip over without some comfort received from the mouth of God.

I will keep the ground that God has given me and perhaps in his grace, he will ignite me again. But ignite me or not, in his grace, in his power, I will hold the ground.

I sought neither preeminence, glory, nor riches; my honor was that Jesus Christ should reign.

When I think of those who have influenced my life the most, I think not of the great but of the good.

The Monstrous Regiment of Women.

O Lord Eternal, move and govern my tongue to speak the truth.

I do not know about you. But, I prefer a life spent making mistakes than a life making none.

I was crying a little for the boy I had wanted him to be and the boy he hadn’t turned out to be.

To be happy, you have to love and forgive.

Only the thinking man lives his life the thoughtless man's life passes him by.

Most of us wait until we're in trouble, and then we pray like the dickens. Wonder what would happen if, some morning, we'd wake up and say, "Anything I can do for You today, Lord?"

Go as far as you can, [young scientists]. The world needs you badly.

That kind of peer learning, that peer teaching, that peer evaluation, and then administration of insight.

The most memorable is always the current one. The rest just merge into a sea of blondes. (On wives)

A lawyer's job is to manipulate the skeletons in other people's closets.

I often don't think a lot about the ramifications of anything I do.