No love is ever wasted. Its worth does not lie in reciprocity.

God does not begin by asking us about our ability, but only about our availability, and if we then prove our dependability, he will increase our capability.

The soul is like a violin string: it makes music only when it is stretched.

If, in the end, you have not chosen Jesus Christ it will not matter what you have chosen.

The more seriously we work on our own imperfections, the less we are judgemental of the imperfections of others.

We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count.

The submission of one's will is really the only uniquely personal thing we have to place on God's altar. The many other things we 'give' are actually the things He has already given or loaned to us.

We should not assume; however, that just because something is unexplainable by us, it is unexplainable.

Trials and tribulations tend to squeeze the artificiality out of us, leaving the essence of what we really are and clarifying what we really yearn for.

You rock a sobbing child without wondering if today's world is passing you by, because you know you hold tomorrow tightly in your arms.

When we rejoice in beautiful scenery, great art, and great music, it is but the flexing of instincts acquired in another place and another time.

A horse must be a bit mad to be a good cavalry mount, and its rider must be completely so.

Nothing lasts longer than a temporary government program.

How did we keep getting so lost in a midnight world? Why did we continue lamenting as we wounded our hearts and were cut apart?

I'm getting more and more bored with professional sports, but I still watch.

The country is the world of the soul, the city is the world of bodies.

It's very embarrassing to be put on the spot.

I learned to trust women's ears when it comes to hearing music a lot more than other men.

I don't think you can be a credible, modern candidate for president without making the environment a major part of your platform.

I do have to pick my priorities. Nobody can do everything.

The trouble with unemployment is that the minute you wake up in the morning, you're on the job.