It is from the graves and ruins and rubbish-heaps of Egypt that writings have been restored to us in great numbers.

The last foundation for any doubt that the Scriptures have come down to us substantially as they were written has now been removed.

The aim of the scholarly editor is not to produce the the easiest text for the reader, but to get as near as he can to the text of the author.

The publication of the Revised New Testament by the two University Presses on May 17, 1881, was the most sensational in the annals of publishing.

No serious student of the Bible in English can neglect the Revised Version without loss.

Throughout, the work of Tyndale formed the foundation, and more than anyone else he established the rhythms and furnished much of the language which is familiar to us in the Authorised Version.

The more we serve, the more strength, we receive to keep the good deeds.

My life has been shaped by the decision two people made over 24 years ago. They decided to adopt a child. They got me, and I got a chance at the kind of life all children deserve.

It is good to appreciate that life is now. Whatever it offers, little or much, life is now – this day – this hour.

A research division develops marketing material for its deal makers. We have no policy position. If you have a policy position you can't possibly forecast.

Even while you are in doubt, there will be an answer you will arrive to. Even while you are in pain, your happiness will be waiting.

Under normal circumstances, you inviting me to the bedroom would be the highlight of my day.

When I was a kid I got no respect. I told my mother, I'm gonna run away from home. She said, On your mark.

Beating people up is a positive thing.

The blunt truth about the politics of climate change is that no country will want to sacrifice its economy in order to meet this challenge.

When I have one martini, I feel bigger, wiser, taller. When I have a second, I feel superlative. When I have more, there's no holding me.