Love may precede respect but it cannot survive the loss of it.

Time remorselessly rambles down the corridors and streets of our lives. but it is not until autumn that most of us become aware that our tickets are stamped with a terminal destination.

There is something incredibly nostalgic and significant about the annual cascade of autumn leaves.

Man's glory lies not, Lincoln thought, in 'his goodness,' for this is often nonexistent. He derives glory, instead, from his being made in the image of the Living God.

Lincoln grew immeasurably as he came to think of himself as an “instrument of God's will.

When Lincoln was asked if God was on the Union’s side, Lincoln’s unvarying response was that what was really important was whether they were on God’s side.

Lincoln grew immeasurably as he came to think of himself as an “instrument of God’s will.

Man’s glory lies not, Lincoln thought, in ‘his goodness, ’ for this is often nonexistent. He derives glory, instead, from his being made in the image of the Living God.

There is something deep within us that sobs at endings. Why, God, does everything have to end? Why does all nature grow old? Why do spring and summer have to go?

One of the few blessings of living in an age of anxiety is that we are forced to become aware of ourselves.

Lord Birkenhead is very clever but sometimes his brains go to his head. All zeal runs down. What replaces it? Intellectualism.

The weight of your body is controlled by the image in your mind.

Unlike Hillary Clinton, who has risked so many lives with her careless handling of sensitive information, my administration will not telegraph exactly military plans and what they are.

I find politics in almost every country I go to be incredibly different and incredibly similar and I'm never surprised by anything.

Hip-hop is mostly what I listen to, other than jazz. I've given up on pop music and indie rock.

It took the mob only a moment to remove his head; a century will not suffice to reproduce it.

Machinery is the chief symbol of modern civilization; it represents a great sin.

Kill one and you might as well kill 21.

Great moves of God are usually preceded by simple acts of obedience.