It is not so much what we know that is important, as what we are and what we do.

God does watch over us and does notice us, but it usually through someone else that he meets our needs.

Humility is royalty without a crown.

No amount of rationalizing can change God's laws. No amount of fashion designing can turn immodesty into virtue, and no amount of popularity can change sin into righteousness.

Do it. Do it right. Do it right now.

Real craftsmanship, regardless of the skill involved, reflects real caring, and real caring reflects our attitude about ourselves, about our fellowmen, and about life.

Dream beautiful dreams and then work to make those dreams come true.

I am convinced that each of us, at some time in our lives, must discover the scriptures for ourselves—and not just discover them once, but rediscover them again and again.

There are great challenges ahead of us, giant opportunities to be met. I welcome that exciting prospect and feel to say to the Lord, humbly, 'Give me this MOUNTAIN,' give me these challenges.

The difficulties and hazards of marriage are greatly increased where backgrounds are different

Success is not measured in achievement of goals, but in the stress and strain of meeting those goals

Stories change people while statistics give them something to argue about.

The prophet and the quack are alike admired for a generation, and admired for the wrong reasons.

In old times men used their powers of painting to show the objects of faith, in later times they use the objects of faith to show their powers of painting.

I contracted a disease which I have never shaken off. The disease was idealism. Because of it, I did the thing in life I wanted to do - Writing.

Just think, reader, what will happen to you if the truth of a mad beast overpowers the sane truth of man?

I definitely feel like, as a singer, I've been able to transition into acting because I always saw them in the same vein. It's all about connecting and telling a story.

What is said of man is nothing; the point is, who says it.

No great art has ever been made without the artist having known danger.

You know I hate watching myself on TV, I know a lot of actors say that, but it's true for me.

There's no reason why you can't deliver a grammar-school curriculum to an all-ability intake.