Here hyacinths of heavenly blue, shook their rich tresses to the morn.

We are not to be anxious about the unknown future or to fret about it. We are to live in a moment-by-moment dependence upon God.

The doctrines of grace stand or fall together, and together they point to one central truth: salvation is all of grace because it is all of God; and because it is all of God, it is all for His glory.

No one ever truly comes to know, honor, or worship God without being changed in the process

A nation's strength is found not in the number of its laws but in the character of its people.

Nature's prime favourites were the Pelicans; High-fed, long-lived, and sociable and free.

Fairest and best adorned is she Whose clothing is humility.

The world's theology is easy to define. It is the view that human beings are basically good, that no one is really lost, that belief in Jesus Christ is not necessary for salvation.

Blue thou art, intensely blue; Flower, whence came thy dazzling hue?

There is a flower, a little flower With silver crest and golden eye, That welcomes every changing hour, And weathers every sky.

The Dove, on silver pinions, winged her peaceful way.

Do what you can with all love and passion irrespective of whether it pays you well or not. Joy in the result lives longer than the joy in the reward.

In your emotions: exercise Joy over sadness.

There is nothing left of him but curiosity and a pair of eyes.

Think of all the beauty that's still left in and around you and be happy!

I'm incredibly nostalgic for the '80s, because I think that's when Geek Culture really kicked in to high gear.

Zen Buddhism does not preach. Sermons remain words. It waits until people feel stifled and insecure, driven by a secret longing.

Speaking purely from a musical standpoint, I think I am a great performer.

Enthusiasm is caught, not taught.

The 'control of nature' is a phrase conceived in arrogance, born of the Neanderthal age of biology and philosophy, when it was supposed that nature exists for the convenience of man.

Firing people is one of the worst parts of running a company. Actually in my own experience, I think it is the worst.