I believe in the separation of church and state, but I do not believe in the separation of politics from religion.

Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less.

When you give someone your time, you are giving them a portion of your life that you'll never get back.Your time is your life. That is why the greatest gift you can give someone is your time

You were made by God and for God, and until you understand that, life will never make sense.

The ultimate test of faith is not how loudly you praise God in happy times but how deeply you trust him in dark times.

God changes caterpillars into butterflies, sand into pearls and coal into diamonds using time and pressure. He's working on you, too.

A lie doesn't become truth, wrong doesn't become right and evil doesn't become good, just because it's accepted by a majority.

Happy moments, PRAISE GOD Difficult moments, SEEK GOD Quiet moments, WORSHIP GOD Painful moments, TRUST GOD Every moment, THANK GOD

God is much more concerned about your character than your career, because you will take your character into eternity, but not your career.

Unkind people need your kindness the most. They advertise their pain.

Faithful servants never retire. You can retire from your career, but you will never retire from serving God.

I realized it for the first time in my life: there is nothing but mystery in the world, how it hides behind the fabric of our poor, browbeat days, shining brightly, and we don't even know it.

Happy is the man who has learned the causes of things.

One of my objectives is learning more than is absolutely necessary.

here in the summer desert, winter found my blood

Stay positive but stay focused. Sometimes things can distract you and you don't want to be distracted on the journey to that mountain top.

[T]he habit of scientific analysis ... exhausts the material offered to it.

He who loves others is constantly loved by them. He who respects others is constantly respected by them.

We don't grow older, we grow riper.

Nature is no spendthrift, but takes the shortest way to her ends.

Men, God is not opposed to greatness. God is opposed to pride. Big difference. Unfortunately, it is a difference not widely understood or embraced.