Methinks every true Christian should be exceedingly earnest in prayer concerning the souls of the ungodly; and when they are so, how abundantly God blesses them and how the church prospers!

The Word of God is like a lion. You don't have to defend a lion. All you have to do is let the lion loose, and the lion will defend itself.

A time will come when instead of shepherds feeding the sheep, the church will have clowns entertaining the goats

Whatever a man depends upon, whatever rules his mind, whatever governs his affections, whatever is the chief object of his delight, is his god.

The Bible is not the light of the world, it is the light of the Church. But the world does not read the Bible, the world reads Christians! “You are the light of the world.”

You will never know the fullness of Christ until you know the emptiness of everything but Christ.

If any man thinks ill of you, do not be angry with him, for you are worse than he thinks you to be.

I believe that one reason why the church of God at this present moment has so little influence over the world is because the world has so much influence over the church.

My faith rests not in what I am, or shall be, or feel, or know, but in what Christ is, in what he has done, and in what he is doing for me.

It is not a matter of time so much as a matter of heart; if you have the heart to pray, you will find the time.

There must be a divorce between you and sin, or there can be no marriage between you and Christ.

I value science--none can prize it more, It gives ten thousand motives to adore: Be it religious, as it ought to be, The heart it humbles, and it bows the knee.

It's a good thing to get poetry off the shelves and more into public life.

Exercise is the main thing that helped me lose weight.

I lost my childhood. I didn't play football or video games. Or have birthdays or the love of a family.

Be as unique and original as possible.

Where does beauty begin? Where does it end? Where it ends is where the artist begins.

Don't make me sad, don't make me cry. Sometimes love is not enough and the road gets tough, I don't know why.

It isn't glamorous until after the film is finished, and you are at the premiere and getting your picture on the cover of magazines.

I'm not sure whether it's good fortune or bad, but I've died many times on screen.

Writing a first draft is like trying to build a house in a strong wind.