We declare that one who uses the God-given body of another without divine sanction abuses the very soul of that individual, abuses the central purpose and processes of life.

Imperfect people are all god has ever had to work with. That must be terribly frustrating to him, but he deals with it. So should we.

The Church is not a monastery for the isolation of perfect people. It is more like a hospital provided for those who wish to get well.

Hope on. Journey on. Honestly acknowledge your questions and your concerns, but first and forever fan the flame of your faith, because all things are possible to them that believe.

Above all, never lose faith in your Father in Heaven, who loves you more than you can comprehend.

God doesn't care nearly as much about where you have been as He does about where you are and, with His help, where you are willing to go.

God expects you not simply to face the future; He expects you to embrace and shape the future--to love it and rejoice in it and delight in your opportunities.

Pure Christlike love flowing from true righteousness can change the world.

And if those children are unresponsive, maybe you can't teach them yet, but you can love them. And if you love them today, maybe you can teach them tomorrow.

The work of a mother is hard, too often unheralded work. Please know that it is worth it then, now, and forever.

Don't give up when the pressure mounts. Face your doubts. Master you fears.

Ignorance is what is destroying us and not the devil.

My body weeps to livewhen you make me believe that someday I will be deadsoul sleepless in graveyard's bed

To my abusers: I forgive you.

Politics I supposed to be the second-oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.

Tears may come and go, But there's one thing I know. All my life you're a friend of mine. You can depend on me. I'll be fine... 'Cause you're a friend of mine.

The Bible is God's chart for you to steer by, to keep you from the bottom of the sea, and to show you where the harbor is, and how to reach it without running on rocks or bars.

There's always an adjective before my name, and it's never a nice one.

Bands are more willing to take risks and we don't need this big label over us anymore telling us what it means to sell records and get into magazines.

The first prerogative of an artist in any medium is to make a fool of himself.