Self-deception helps us deceive.

God, send me anywhere, only go with me. Lay any burden on me, only sustain me. And sever any tie in my heart except the tie that binds my heart to Yours.

If a commission by an earthly king is considered a honor, how can a commission by a Heavenly King be considered a sacrifice?

I'd rather be in the heart of Africa in the will of God, than on the throne of England, out of the will of God.

If you have men who will only come if they know there is a good road, I don't want them. I want men who will come if there is no road at all.

People talk of the sacrifice I have made in spending so much of my life in Africa. It is emphatically no sacrifice. Say rather it is a privilege.

There is one safe and happy place, and that is in the will of God.

I determined never to stop until I had come to the end and achieved my purpose.

Without Christ, not one step; with Him, anywhere!

I'll go anywhere as long as it's forward.

Christ alone can save the world, but Christ cannot save the world alone.

It is a futile and ridiculous struggle—but then... it is human nature, I suppose, to be futile and ridiculous.

When you become a happier human being as a result of letting go of certain people or things, that's the universe's way of letting you know it was the right choice.

Today knowledge has power. It controls access to opportunity and advancement.

The people we get along with, trust, feel simpatico with, are the strongest links in our networks

Tailoring your clothes makes all the difference.

I don't have one song that sounds like another one in my entire catalog.

My father is Swedish and my mother is French.

We must admit that the divine banquet of the brain was, and still is, a feast with dishes that remain elusive in the blending, and with sauces whose ingredients are even now a secret.

Someone who plays hard every shift, it's pretty admirable for a young guy.

that darkest of syllables, death.