In a storm, I think, 'What if the gospel be not true? Then thou art, of all men, most foolish. For what has thou given up thy goods, thy ease, thy friends, thy reputation, thy country, thy life?'

Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can.

What one generation tolerates, the next generation will embrace.

The church changes the world not by making converts but by making disciples.

People who wish to be offended will always find some occasion for taking offense.

We should be rigorous in judging ourselves and gracious in judging others.

You have one business on earth – to save souls.

Get on fire for God and men will come and see you burn.

Whosoever will reign with Christ in heaven, must have Christ reigning in him on earth

In all cases, the Church is to be judged by the Scripture, not the Scripture by the Church.

Reading Christians are growing Christians. When Christians cease to read, they cease to grow.

Gratitude is the seed of gladness.

You are not alive unless you know you are living.

Inspiration is indispensable to my work, but it is hard to come by. It is there or it is not; it is a gift of the gods.

Afraid? Of whom am I afraid? Not death. For who is he?

When I perform on stage, you have to remember my performance or buy another ticket to the party! In television and film, you can see it over and over again.

There is nothing more wonderful than freedom of speech.

I think all presidents should have teenage girls before they become presidents. If you can handle those hormones, you can handle anything.

I hate not giving the people what they want.

Once I thought ideas were exceptions not the rule. That is not so. Ideas are so plentiful that they ride on air. You have only to reach out and snatch one.

Everything passes, nothing remains. Understand this, loosen your grip and fine serenity.