Nobody puts constraints on God. She doesn't like it.

I have terrible handwriting. I now say it's a learning disability... but a nun who was a very troubled woman hit me over the fingers with a ruler because my writing was so bad.

Angels represent God's personal care for each one of us.

Angels are wonderful and exciting, and they have the appeal of beings who will take care of us and manifest God's personal concern.

God draws straight with crooked lines.

It is possible to begin again. It is hard, and we never do it perfectly, but it can be done.

We are born with two incurable diseases, life, from which we die, and hope, which says maybe death isn't the end.

I think the only kind of acceptable evangelization is the evangelization of good example.

The highest love of all finds its fulfillment not in what it keeps, but in what it gives.

My songs will pass and be forgotten. What counts, however, is that I sang them.

Since the end of the World War II, the United States has fought three "small" wars...we lost all three of them and for the same reason-hubris.

The Holy Spirit connecting with your spirit will begin to induce and stimulate your spirit to reveal to you all that the Lord has put in you

You are responsible for your own life and what happens in it, so are the other people.

I think that what comes through in Chicago humor is the affection. Even though you're poking fun at someone or something, there's still an affection for it.

Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends.

The apocalypse is not around the corner.

Since the great foundation of fear is pain, the way to harden and fortify children against fear and danger is to accustom them to suffer pain.

When a man comes to me for advice, I find out the kind of advice he wants, and I give it to him.

All art is infested by other art.

As far as directors, I'm a big fan of any kind of Billy Wilder stuff. Anything he does.

Not thinking it's possible is a failure of imagination.