Search for the perfect church if you will; when you find it, join it, and realize that on that day it becomes something less than perfect.

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.

Forgive and be happy.

The historical sense involves a perception not only of the pastness of the past but of its presence.

Writing has enriched my life in ways I never imaged.

I have the biggest sweet tooth. After the holidays, I gotta start working out.

The reformers' preferred metaphor is "leveling the playing field." They should listen to the logic of their language: fields are leveled by bulldozers.

It is imperative to base your life on yourself, to take responsibility for your own happiness.

I love listening to classical music.

I’ve discovered that if I don’t take the first step, God generally won’t reveal the next step.

The mentality, that's something you should be able to control. Whether you are healthy or not, how fast you can run - they aren't things you can work on, but the mentality should be.

I told my doctor I think my wife has VD. He gave himself a shot of penicillin.