It is easier to renounce worldly possessions than it is to renounce the love of them

When you attack the roots of sin, fix your thought more on the God you desire than on the sin you abhor.

I desire the love of God not because I am worthy, but because I am unworthy.

Prayer is naught but a rising desire of the heart into God by withdrawing of the heart from all earthly thoughts.

Regard yourself all the more as a sinner because you cannot feel yourself to be what you are.

What is humility but truthfulness? There is no real difference.

One who loves God retains this humility at all times, not with weariness and struggle, but with pleasure and gladness.

We therefore need to know the gifts given us by God, so that we may use them, for by these we shall be saved.

I know of no other country where love of money has such a grip on men's hearts or where stronger scorn is expressed for the theory of permanent equality of property

I mean, a new dress doesn't get you anywhere; it's the life you're living in the dress.

The times you impress me the most are the times when you don't try.

What can you possibly add to a mind that's full, especially one that's full of itself.

Knock on wood is a saying for good luck. I think that started when someone went to someone's door to see if someone was home. "I hope Joe's home, knock on wood!"

A strong and bitter book-sickness floods one's soul. How ignominious to be strapped to this ponderous mass of paper, print, and dead men's sentiments!

You ask my advice about acting? Speak clearly, don't bump into the furniture and if you must have motivation, think of your pay packet on Friday.

Didgeridoo was something I picked up while I was on tour in Australia with Peter Gabriel in '93. I found out later that it's only meant to be played by men.

I give the fight up: let there be an end, a privacy, an obscure nook for me. I want to be forgotten even by God.

I'm the only choice to make a record. And that's the only way I would do it. We'd have to make some new music. The fans deserve it. Van Halen's got some of the best fans on the planet.