We know something of the history of the spread of Christianity, but much passed from recorded memory and much was transmitted by tradition whose accuracy has been repeatedly questioned.

As the centuries pass, the evidence is accumulating that, measured by His effect on history, Jesus is the most influential life ever lived on this planet.

The primary source of the appeal of Christianity was Jesus - His incarnation, His life, His crucifixion, and His resurrection.

It is not His teachings which make Jesus so remarkable, although these would be enough to give Him distinction. It is a combination of the teachings with the man Himself. The two cannot be separated.

Christianity is usually called a religion. As a religion it has had a wider geographic spread and is more deeply rooted among more peoples than any other religion in the history of mankind.

Freedom was conditioned by man's physical body, heredity, and environment.

The Psalms, the anthology of the hymns of Israel, are still used by Christians.

The prophets and the writers of the Psalms were clear that God was continuing to work in the universe and in all history. They declared that He had created the universe.

Hinduism's basic tenet is that many roads exist by which men have pursued and still pursue their quest for the truth and that none has universal validity.

When contrasted with the much longer time that life has been present, the course of Christianity thus far is but a brief moment.

The history of Christianity, therefore, must be of concern to all who are interested in the record of man and particularly to all who seek to understand the contemporary human scene.

As time diminishes, your life also diminishes with it.

Sufism is the essence of all religions.

The meaning of earthly existence lies not, as we have grown used to thinking, in prospering, but in the development of the soul...

Secrets. Need to disguise. The novel was born of this.

I was probably born with the ability to draw, but that does not make you an artist.

A lot of my mates are actors and it's lovely to be able to work with friends.

The opposite of a leader isn't a follower. The opposite of a leader is a pessimist.

An ignorant person with a bad character is like an unarmed robber, but a learned person with a blog is a robber fully armed

Mice are terribly chatty. They will chat about anything, and if there is nothing to chat about, they will chat about having nothing to chat about. Compared to mice, robins are reserved.

I want to show kids, look where I came from. You can do it too if you believe and are willing to work hard.