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

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.

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.

Music is an agreeable harmony for the honor of God and the permissible delights of the soul.

Insanity is starting over a million times, expecting to feel the spark you never did the first time.

Strong people write bad stories.

We stitch together quilts of meaning to keep us warm and safe, with whatever patches of beauty and utility we have on hand.

Truth by definition is exclusive. If truth were all-inclusive, nothing would be false.

All extremes of feeling are allied with madness.

I can't imagine not having a reason to get out of bed at night.

It may be that this autobiography [Aimee Semple McPherson's] is set down in sincerity, frankness, and simple effort. It may be, too, that the Statue of Liberty is situated in Lake Ontario.

Violent revolutions usually only mean a change of personnel at the top.

Some Russian ballet master woman said there's no culture in America, but if you look you can find interesting stuff in this country, don't you think?

There is no moral difference between a stealth bomber and a suicide bomber. Both kill innocent people for political reasons.