Most men worry about their own bellies and other people's souls, when we all ought to be worried about our own souls and other people's bellies.

Spirituality is like a bird: If you hold it too closely, it chokes, And if you hold it too loosely, it escapes.

To be a successful businessman, you must have remarkable talents; and if you have such talents, why waste them on business?

There is no greater disease than the loss of hope.

True salvation can come only to a person who renders service to the community.

Man is free in his imagination, but bound by his reason.

Promote yourself, but do not demote another.

There is no greater illness than discouragement!

There is no greater mercy than to remind and inspire people to study the fear of God.

And it never failed that during the dry years the people forgot about the rich years, and during the wet years they lost all memory of the dry years. It was always that way.

My mother was a not-too-devoted atheist. She went to Episcopal church on Christmas Eve every year, and that was mostly it.

Only once did God choose a completely sinless preacher.

There are guys out there faster than me.

The United States government does not authorise or condone torture of detainees. Torture, and conspiracy to commit torture, are crimes under US law, wherever they may occur in the world.

Loving the Second Amendment while opposing the NRA is every bit as natural as loving Jesus while opposing Westboro Baptist Church.

I never wanted to express my independence by dressing in a particularly masculine way or appear particularly boyish.

In literature imitations do not imitate.

I don't like to be gone all weekend and at night too. Because for 20 years, I've had children who are in school.

To be without pity for other mens falls, is an evident sign that we shall fall ourselves shortly.