The spirit of Christ is a missionary spirit.

We have nothing to fear for the future, except as we shall forget the way the Lord has led us, and His teaching in our past history.

Talk unbelief, and you will have unbelief; but talk faith, and you will have faith. According to the seed sown will be the harvest.

It is not earthly rank, nor birth, nor nationality, nor religious privilege, which proves that we are members of the family of God; it is love, a love that embraces all humanity.

Our heavenly Father has a thousand ways to provide for us, of which we know nothing.

We are all woven together in the great web of humanity, and whatever we can do to benefit and uplift others will reflect in blessing upon ourselves.

Whatever attracts the mind from God, whatever draws the affections away from Christ, is an enemy to the soul.

A modest, godly woman will dress modestly. . . The one who is simple and unpretending in her dress and in her manners shows that she understands that a true woman is characterized by moral worth.

Pure air, good water, sunshine, the beautiful surroundings of nature...these are God's means for restoring the sick to health.

Next to the Bible, nature is to be our great lesson book.

The things of nature are the Lord's silent ministers, given to us to teach us spiritual truths. They speak to us of the love of God and declare the wisdom of the great Master Artist.

Should we still be friends when it could be more profitable if otherwise?

The pygmies, for example, or the Mindoro of the Philippines, do not want equal rights – they just want to be left alone.

One newspaper a day ought to be enough for anyone who still prefers to retain a little mental balance.

I was the first boy in the Kennedy family to graduate from college.

Watch TV or something." That's what the note says. So I say to myself, Fine. But I think I'll do the "or something" part.

How can wealth persuade poverty to use its political freedom to keep wealth in power? Here lies the whole art of Conservative politics in the twentieth century.

Be sober and temperate, and you will be healthy.

There is something in the spirit of song...that fires the soul in a way that it can't otherwise be touched or fired.

It's not surprising that truly humanitarian manifestos originate frequently in minority circles or with people whose consciences are troubled by the problems of minorities.

The best advice I can give for playing a ball out of water is - don't.