The key to friendship with God, he said, is not changing what you do, but changing your attitude toward what you do.

Without God, life has no purpose, and without purpose, life has no meaning. Without meaning, life has no significance or hope.

We are products of our past, but we don't have to be prisoners of it.

Great opportunities may come once in a lifetime, but small opportunities surround us every day.

Pretentiousness repels but authenticity attracts, and vulnerability is the pathway to intimacy.

Forgiveness must be immediate, whether or not a person asks for it. Trust must be rebuilt over time. Trust requires a track record.

You discover your identity and purpose through a relationship with Jesus Christ.

God is always more interested in why we do something than in what we do. Attitudes count more than achievements.

Your wisest moments will be those when you say yes to God.

We are healed to help others. We are blessed to be a blessing. We are saved to serve, not to sit around and wait for heaven.

As long as you do things for God, you are a Hall of Famer in heaven's list.

If we say we believe in equality for all then we must fight for equality for all, not betray our immigrant sisters.

None knows the weight of another's burden.

Wit, like the Belly, if it be not fed, Will starve the Members, and distract the Head.

I have been singing for as long as I could talk.

Despite my solitary life, I have found infinite joy in books and writing, and am by far too much interested in the affairs of the world to quit the scene before Nature shall claim me.

Once you hear something, you can never return to the time before you heard it.

Inaction and indecision in the present is because of fear of consequences of the future.

What's one more torpedo in a sinking ship.

I have sworn to uphold the Constitution ... and a free press is absolutely vital to the freedom of this country.

If you are not willing to work hard and establish discipline in your life, then all your dreams are merely pipe dreams.