John Quotes

I’ve always thought a novelist only has one character and that is himself or herself.

Dad literally carried me around the world with him through the early years of my life.

Whether fighting or spitting, my discipline is unforgiving!

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a wooden gong. With trust, words become life itself.

The greatest barrier to evangelization today is bad example....Our strategy of evangelization must be based upon sanctity, upon our enthusiastic response to Christ's universal call to holiness.

Who has not served cannot command.

Humility is constant forgetfulness of one's achievements.

Repentance lifts a man up. Mourning knocks at heaven's gate. Holy humility opens it.

Simply making decisions, one after another, can be a form of art.

We all need to stomp out balkanization. No Spanish radio stations, no Spanish billboards, no Spanish TV stations, no Spanish newspapers. This is America, speak English.

Today 25 million Texans can celebrate our liberty, and honor the founding generation of Texans who secured it for us. Happy Texas Independence Day, and God Bless Texas.

No matter how much work a man can do, no matter how engaging his personality may be, he will not advance far in business if he cannot work through others.

We should not confuse complete faith in God with complete faith in our ability to discern God's voice.

A man who loves his wife will love her letters and her photographs because they speak to him of her. So if we love the Lord Jesus, we shall love the Bible because it speaks to us of him.

Unless we announce disasters no one will listen.

We play because we are wired for joy; it is imperative as human beings.

With years a richer life begins, the spirit mellow: ripe age gives tones to violins, wine, and good fellows.

Almost every important choice in our lives is really just an expression of hope.

Writing and rewriting are a constant search for what it is one is saying.

How happy is that guardian angel who accompanies a soul to Holy Mass!

Life is short, so enjoy it to the fullest.

Cats are always elegant.

What good is it to look like Tarzan and play like Jane?

It is clear that the chief end of mathematical study must be to make the students think.

The reason 99% of all stories written are not bought by editors is very simple. Editors never buy manuscripts that are left on the closet shelf at home.

What is it to be a fool for Christ? It is to control one's thoughts when they stray out of line. It is to make the mind empty and free.

True love has no object. It is a state of being.

In Ireland the inevitable never happens and the unexpected constantly occurs.

Whenever you save five shillings you put a man out of work for a day.

The only love worthy of a name is unconditional.

Sometimes I wish that I was a bong hit, you'd let me in and you would love every minute.

I've never considered myself to be working for a living; I've enjoyed myself for a living instead.

The mind is its own place, and in itself, can make heaven of Hell, and a hell of Heaven.

Give the paint a chance. Give the brush a chance.

I cannot comprehend fundamentalism. It's fundamentally wrong.

A third force, developing itself more slowly, becomes even more potent than the rest: the power of gold.

Great men are usually the products of their times and one of the men developed by these times takes rank with the greatest railroad leaders in history.

The person who has a sense of humor is not just more relaxed in the face of a potentially stressful situation, but is more flexible in his approach.

The rule of surfing is never tell anyone where you go.

I can't tell a lie - not even when I hear one.

We should do astronomy because it is beautiful and because it is fun. We should do it because people want to know. We want to know our place in the universe and how things happen.

You may say i'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one

The earth will end only when God declares it's time to be over. Man will not destroy this earth. This earth will not be destroyed by a flood.

The more I see of the glory of Christ, the more the painted beauties of this world will wither in my eyes.

The best performance improvement is the transition from the nonworking state to the working state.

Engrave this in your brain: EVERY WRITER GETS REJECTED. You will be no different.

Gaining time is gaining everything in love, trade and war.

Go into something because you really like it, and then do it with a drive and enthusiasm so that it isn't work.

The most effective way to defeat patriarchy is to defy and disown its self-legitimating narrative.

Blending the talents of your team members is crucial to basketball success.