In all of our deeds God looks at the intention, whether we do it for His sake, or for the sake of some other intention.

Christianity is an entirely new way of being human.

Only wonder can comprehend His incomprehensible power.

Theology without practice is the theology of demons

Cleanse your mind from anger, remembrance of evil, and shameful thoughts, and then you will find out how Christ dwells in you.

In conformity with the philosophy of Christ, let us make of our life a training for death.

As we have borne the image of the earthy, let us also bear the image of the heavenly

In all our actions, God considers the intention: whether we act for Him or for some other motive.

Peace is truly the complete and undisturbed possession of what is desired.

You will be able to check envy if you rejoice with the man whom you envy whenever he rejoices, and grieve whenever he grieves.

There is a single energy of God and the saints? they are living icons of Christ, being the same as He is, by grace rather than by assimilation.

As a grown-up, you have the widest array of constant struggles and battles you need to win. Yet, the most challenging is making a child know he or she is the noblest and most gratifying cause of all.

Be grateful for whatever it is that opens you up.

I do feel like the hardest thing is to do something simple and tap into whatever remains of our common language rather than cultivating your own willfully esoteric vocabulary.

Then after that came word processors and it's hard to make those laugh.

Speech is an arrangement of notes that will never be played again.

Lynet scowled. "I’m just so tired of young knights wearing their father’s armor and dreaming romantic dreams riding up to their death.

There is a world above, Where parting is unknown; A whole eternity of love, Form'd for the good alone; And faith beholds the dying here Translated to that happier sphere.

One time, I brought Prince to the set. He's a friend of mine, and he asked to come. Everyone wanted to meet him, but he's a little shy.

I don't enjoy "Dust in the Wind"as much. But I do enjoy "Song for America," "Carry on, Wayward Son," and many songs- Kansas is really a drummer's dream to play in. And I like 'em all.

This, to me, is the ultimately heroic trait of ordinary people; they say no to the tyrant and they calmly take the consequences of this resistance.