Persecution shows who is a hireling, and who a true pastor.

He who labors as he prays lifts his heart to God with his hands.

We find rest in those we love, and we provide a resting place in ourselves for those who love us.

The measure of love is love without measure.

Love seeks no cause beyond itself and no fruit; it is its own fruit, its own enjoyment. I love because I love; I love in order that I may love.

What we love we shall grow to resemble.

The three most important virtues are humility, humility, and humility.

there are four degrees of love: 1) Love of self for self's sake. 2) Love of God for self's sake. 3) Love of God for God's own sake. 4) Love of self for God's sake.

The true measure of loving God is to love him without measure.

The rivers of Grace cannot flow uphill, up the steep cliff of the proud man's heart.

Theirs is an endless road, a hopeless maze, who seek for goods before they seek for God.

Giving credence to persistent intuitions awakens the dormant heart consciousness.

Sometimes you just have to trust your instincts

Inborn errors of metabolism.

Folly is perennial and yet the human race has survived.

It's ironic that those who till the soil, cultivate and harvest the fruits, vegetables, and other foods that fill your tables with abundance have nothing left for themselves.

If you drink enough beer, everything turns in to a bed.

I want to be so strong as an actor that people wouldn't say... eh, that's Josh Lucas

Driving is something really special for me. Even women doesn't excite me as much as racing cars! I guess I'm just becoming old.

He thought what a fine thing it was that people made music all over the world, even in the strangest settings – probably even on polar expeditions.

I've tried to believe, but I don't, I can't, and there's no use pretending.