Many parents preach to their children but do not set good examples. Parents want the children to do as they say, not as they do.

There are three of you. There is the person you think you are. There is the person others think you are. There is the person God knows you are and can be through Christ.

A prayerless Christian is a powerless Christian.

Be assured that there is no sin you have ever committed that the blood of Jesus Christ cannot cleanse.

The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church.

The very practice of reading [the Bible] will have a purifying effect upon your mind and heart. Let nothing take the place of this daily exercise.

Confidentiality is the essence of being trusted.

In some ways, Christians are homeless. Our true home is waiting for us, prepared by the Lord Jesus Christ.

Someday your life will be over, no matter how much attention you give to your health. Will you look back with regret, because you nourished your body but starved your soul?

All around you are people whose lives are filled with trouble and sorrow, and they need your compassion and encouragement.

The way we live often speaks far louder than our words.

The most dangerous of all falsehoods is a slightly distorted truth.

It hurts to see your loved one in pain, but it hurts more to see you cannot do anything about this pain.

When I was a kid, I really loved Indians. Native Americans. Pardon. Me.

The daily employment of cunning marks a little mind, it generally happens that those who resort to it in one respect to protect themselves lay themselves open to attack in another.

When I think of death, I only regret that I will not be able to see this beautiful country anymore unless the Indians are right and my spirit will walk here after I'm gone.

If I say something about David [Bowie], I get 1000 tweets, if I say something about my business just a few! The more personal, the better.

I am not as I once was. They have done this to me, broken me open and torn out my heart. I do not know who I am anymore. I must try to remember.

In other words, If you don't take action, you won't get any results You are not your resume, you are your work

I've always had a determination to perfect whatever I'm doing. If I can't do something, I work on it until I figure it out.

I go among trees and sit still. All my stirring becomes quiet around me like circles on water.