I'm not against people having new cars. I'm against them having you. We spend a tremendous amount impressing somebody at the stoplight who we'll never meet. It makes you broke and keeps you broke.

Pray like it all depends on God, but work like it all depends on you.

If people in America would get their finances together and start taking care of each other, we could put the government out of business.

The decision to go into debt alters the course and condition of your life. You no longer own it. You are owned.

Earning a lot of money is not the key to prosperity. How you handle it is.

We live in a culture full of hares; but the tortoise always wins.

You must gain control over your money or the lack of it will forever control you.

Nothing happens without focus. Don't try to do everything at once. Take it one step at a time.

Adults devise a plan and follow it, children do what feels good.

Debt gives you the ability to look like you’re winning when you’re not.

Remember, there's ultimately only one way to financial peace, and that's to walk daily with the Prince of Peace, Christ Jesus.

Since your life evaporates quickly, it is wisdom to learn how to number your days. Not just to number your days but to make each passing day productive.

I don't believe it pays to be a great author.

The bond of love is divine.

One loses many laughs by not laughing at oneself.

Throughout its history, the international Olympic Committee has struggled to spread its ideal of fraternity, friendship, peace and universal understanding.

Two phrases I hate in reference to female characters are 'strong' and 'feisty.' They really annoy me. It's the most condescending thing. You say that about a three-year-old. It infantilises women.

To make a happy fireside clime To weans and wife, That's the true pathos and sublime Of human life.

As suburbs go, Bromley's not bad. But as David Bowie and Hanif Kureishi have observed, you do want to get out of there quickly.

Artists cannot help themselves; they are driven to create by their nature, but for that nature to truly thrive, we need to preserve the precious habitat in which that beauty can flourish.