The greatest evil is physical pain.

To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human achievement.

Patience is the companion of wisdom.

A Christian is: a mind through which Christ thinks, a heart through which Christ loves, a voice through which Christ speaks, and a hand through which Christ helps.

Take care of your body as if you were going to live forever; and take care of your soul as if you were going to die tomorrow.

The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself.

Because God has made us for Himself, our hearts are restless until they rest in Him.

Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.

Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.

Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are, and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are.

There is no saint without a past, no sinner without a future.

I'm often asked which author I am most inspired by, but I'm inspired by all authors. It takes a great deal of courage to pour your onto paper and watch silently as the world judges it loudly.

If I feel in need of sleep, I just open a book or turn on the television. Both are better than any sleeping pill.

Let us, therefore, not be weary of well-doing; for we shall reap an eternal harvest of comfort, if we faint not.

The last thing it [government] ought to do is to ground its proceedings on the ignorance of the people, - to yield them that which they will hereafter despise the donors for granting them.

If we believe that the sun and moon hang in the sky for our delight, there will be joy upon the hills and gladness in the fields.

I know I'm not the greatest singer or dancer, but that doesn't interest me, I'm interested in being provocative and pushing people's buttons.

If you've looked at all the glamour magazines lately, all the covers are actresses. If they are on those covers, they are going to try to emulate models. That's just the way it is.

What is the purpose of life? What is the primary objective of life? To live. To sustain itself.

The Supreme Court has made God unconstitutional.

I heard one time that the Superman glyph is the second or third most recognizable symbol on Earth after the Christian cross.