The mind can absorb no more than the seat can endure.

Moral outrage is the most powerful motivating force in politics.

Never give a bureaucrat a chance to say no.

Winners aren't perfect. They made fewer mistakes than their rivals.

The winner in a political contest is determined by the number and the effectiveness of the activists on the respective sides.

Don't get mad except on purpose.

You can't save the world if you can't pay the rent.

In politics, nothing moves unless it's pushed.

Politics is of the heart as well as of the mind. Many people don't care how much you know until they know how much you care.

Political technology determines political success.

Actions have consequences.

She wasn’t just a faithful friend, she was the closest thing to heaven I allowed myself to know. Through her I received joy in my heart and began to love others.

Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one's aim.

Sincerity makes the very least person to be of more value than the most talented hypocrite.

You will have wonderful surges forward. Then there must be a time of consolidating before the next forward surge. Accept this as part of the process and never become downhearted.

The prayer life does not consist of perpetual repetition of petitions. The prayer life consists of life that is always upward and onward and Godward

Two people getting together to write a book is like three people getting together to have a baby. One of them is superfluous.

Joy is obtaining a big, loving, caring shut-knit household in yet another town.

I'm all for lifestyle evangelism, but I'm also in favor of intentionality, where we seek out opportunities for spiritual conversations and are equipped to explain the gospel and why we believe it.

He had no idea that grief was a reward. That it only came to those who were loyal, to those who loved more than they were capable of.

Openings come quickly, sometimes, like blue space in running clouds. A complete overcast, then a blaze of light.