And not only did this great consolidated ecclesiasticism assume to lord it over men's earthly treasures, but they lorded it over men's minds, prescribing what men should think and read and write.

To know the will of God is the greatest knowledge! To do the will of God is the greatest achievement.

Christ was born in the first century, yet he belongs to all centuries. He was born a Jew, yet He belongs to all races. He was born in Bethlehem, yet He belongs to all countries.

There is no failure in God's will, and no success outside of God's will.

Christ's religion needs no prop of any kind from any worldly source, and to the degree that it is thus supported is a millstone hanged about its neck.

If it was my business, I wouldn't talk about it. It is very vulgar to talk about one's business. Only people like stockbroker's do that, and then merely at dinner parties.

I prayed for someone to love me as much as I loved you. Eventually I came to see that that Someone was me.

There's no consciousness without senses and memories.

I believe as a born-again Christian that once you've had a chance to drink from the well, it becomes your responsibility to replenish the well.

It's as if tendencies that seem most deeply rooted in our minds, most private and singular, have come in as spores on the prevailing wind, looking for any likely place to land, any welcome.

People seek for the spiritual champagne, but they mistake what it is.

Speech is always bolder than action.

The challenge and the energy running requires may be a selfish one, but it actually motivates me to be stronger in my relationships.

I'm always gonna be all over my CD the most, of course. My talent is my talent. I ain't really tripping off no ego; I just like to make good music with good people.

A central claim of the Bush administration's foreign policy is that the spread of democracy in the Middle East is the cure for terrorism.