Even the good can become careless without the Lord's being there to chasten.

God does not begin by asking us about our ability, but only about our availability, and if we then prove our dependability, he will increase our capability.

The soul is like a violin string: it makes music only when it is stretched.

If, in the end, you have not chosen Jesus Christ it will not matter what you have chosen.

The more seriously we work on our own imperfections, the less we are judgemental of the imperfections of others.

We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count.

No love is ever wasted. Its worth does not lie in reciprocity.

The submission of one's will is really the only uniquely personal thing we have to place on God's altar. The many other things we 'give' are actually the things He has already given or loaned to us.

We should not assume; however, that just because something is unexplainable by us, it is unexplainable.

Trials and tribulations tend to squeeze the artificiality out of us, leaving the essence of what we really are and clarifying what we really yearn for.

You rock a sobbing child without wondering if today's world is passing you by, because you know you hold tomorrow tightly in your arms.

Anybody can choose to relax but somebody must choose to pursue

The ballot is stronger than the bullet.

Organised religion generally gets in the way of spiritual experience.

Warren [Beatty] did a very cool thing, where he directs in character.

The Houston Astrodome was kind of a tough field.

There are people that will try to hurt you and hold you down.

A great mind is above insults, injustice, grief, and raillery, and would be invulnerable were it not open to compassion.

God is truly on the side of those who work for social justice, especially when we accompany that work with the giving of the Gospel!

Ours is an open and accepting society, and has historically provided an avenue for lawful immigration to all those willing to accept the responsibilities of citizenship.

Love is the epiphany of God in our poverty.