...we are to be lights in the world. It is God's business to light us, to set us on the lampstand, and to bring the people into the house. Our only duty is to shine forth with the gospel.

If I knew what to doI'd do more than write a song for you

I've noticed that loneliness gets stronger when we try to face it down, but gets weaker when we simply ignore it.

Cheerfulness, sir, is the principle ingredient in the composition of health.

The important thing in my view is not to pin the blame for a mistake on somebody, but rather to find out what caused the mistake.

To make [parents] happy, I went to Fordham University for three weeks, while at the same time running ads in Variety, "magician-actor David Copperfield."

Luck favors the people who are willing to grind it out.

I am opposed to heart attacks and cancer and strokes the way I am opposed to sin.

Man is a marble piece; unlike Michelangelo's masterpieces, man is unconsciously carved and imperfectly shaped by the nature

After 32 years as a priest , I think its fair to say that most institutional churches are very limited in addressing higher levels of spiritual consciousness.

There are some people that will not pick up a phone and call you, but if you knock on a door and talk to them, they'll talk back to you.