Nothing is ever too good to be true.

Nothing is too wonderful to be true, if it be consistent with the laws of nature.

But still try, for who knows what is possible?

I am no poet, but if you think for yourselves, as I proceed, the facts will form a poem in your minds.

Lectures which really teach will never be popular; lectures which are popular will never really teach.

The book of nature which we have to read is written by the finger of God.

There’s nothing quite as frightening as someone who knows they are right.

Since peace is alone the gift of God, and as it is He who gives it, why should we be afraid? His unspeakable gift in His beloved Son is the ground of no doubtful hope.

It is right that we should stand by and act on our principles; but not right to hold them in obstinate blindness, or retain them when proved to be erroneous.

I have far more confidence in the one man who works mentally and bodily at a matter than in the six who merely talk about it.

I shall be with Christ, and that is enough.

The smile is the most beautiful ornament that you can wear.

I love the thrill of impending, weightless doom...

You need to bridge the gap between reality and freedom. Drugs are the bridge.

Churchgoers are like coals in a fire. When they cling together, they keep the flame aglow; when they separate, they die out.

I'm always writing new songs and doing them live, and I may do it for a week or two, and then never do it again.

Women are capable of enduring a tremendous amount of disappointment and still have a good life.

Your mind is filled with thoughts and desires. Your moods shift constantly. You are not sure what it is you want, it changes from moment to moment; there is little or no continuity in your life.

I was going through some emotional turmoil. You can tell by the tunes on the album that I was going through a break-up of my marriage. It was the only way I could express myself.

A cat can be trusted to purr when she is pleased, which is more than can be said for human beings.