If we all knew who God really was and what he really wanted for each and every one of us, we would all know that only a fool could really deny him.

Just because something isn't a lie does not mean that it isn't deceptive. A liar knows that he is a liar, but one who speaks mere portions of truth in order to deceive is a craftsman of destruction.

A solid answer to everything is not necessary. Blurry concepts influence one to focus, but postulated clarity influences arrogance.

When a man is penalized for honesty he learns to lie.

Let your confidence reflect your contentedness.

The man who is most aggressive in teaching tolerance is the most intolerant of all: he wants a world full of people too timid and ashamed to really disagree with anything.

There are two circumstances that lead to arrogance: one is when you're wrong and you can't face it; the other is when you're right and nobody else can face it.

It is a noble responsibility to not back down when you know that you know that you know that you are right.

If you want to find the real competition, just look in the mirror. After awhile you'll see your rivals scrambling for second place.

To share your weakness is to make yourself vulnerable; to make yourself vulnerable is to show your strength.

The weather is nature's disruptor of human plans and busybodies. Of all the things on earth, nature's disruption is what we know we can depend on, as it is essentially uncontrolled by men.

Only the one who has the understanding of time will be ready to give an account to the Lord for what He did on this earth.

Do you get the anger that is out here?

Sure Vietnam is a dirty war. I've never heard of a clean one.

I'm very perverse. If someone tells me I have to read a book, I'm instantly disinclined to do so.

Imagine there's no heaven... it's easy if you try.

I don't do nothin' unless I risk humiliating myself and really embarrassing myself. When I have that hanging over my head, it allows me to rise to the occasion.

I'll be forever grateful to this instrument for being the surfboard that I rode the wave of life on

Any random group of thirty Vietnamese women will contain a dozen who make Julia Roberts look like Lyle Lovett.

By and by... there are more and more gaps of silence. Through those gaps, windows will open to the divine.

I need it! I need it! It's a royal heirloom!" "Adrian?" "What are you doing here?" "Looking for you. Come on, we need to go. I'll drive you home." "No, I can't. Not until we get it. He stole it!