Indeed, we should be trying to reach out to those who don’t know Jesus Christ, which is impossible in an atmosphere of hostility.

2. Overcommitment and time pressure are the greatest destroyers of marriages. It takes time to develop any friendship...whether with a loved one or with God Himself.

Millions of people acknowledge today that they do not know the meaning of life.

Until we know who we are and why we are here, no amount of success, fame, money, or pleasure will provide much satisfaction.

Diversity, rather than cohesiveness, is the new passion, and it pits us against each other for “rights.

29. Most loneliness results from insulation rather than isolation. In other words, we are lonely because we insulate ourselves, not because others isolate us.

38. “A wet bird never flies at night.” (My grandfather said that to me when I was a child and warned me not to forget it. I remember his words but never did figure out what he meant!)

10. Comparison is the root of all feelings of inferiority. The moment you begin examining other people’s strengths against your most obvious weaknesses, your self-esteem starts to crumble!

28. Feelings are neither right nor wrong. It's what you do with them that causes the problems.

Your most precious memories will focus on those you loved, those who loved you, and what you did together in the service of the Lord.

Highs must be followed by lows.

My dad was nothing but a bingo call.

No, I never thought about my father's money as my money.

Writing is hard, but the more you write, and enjoy what you write, the better it gets.

Praise is so powerful that it opens the eyes of people who don't want to see.

There is not room for Death, Nor atom that his might could render void: Thou - Thou art Being and Breath, And what Thou art may never be destroyed.

Everyone has choice when to and not to raise their voices: It's you who decides.

What can be greater to life than to understand its meaning.

Reputation is a hall-mark: it can remove doubt from pure silver, and it can also make the plated article pass for pure.

Sometimes you don't prepare much. I mean, when I did 'Lonesome Dove' way back I rode horses day and night for like three or four months, and that got me ready for that.

The world of religion isn't a logical world; that's why children like it. It's a world of worked-out fantasies, very similar to children's stories or fairy tales.