Jesus asked the Father for his disciples' security, sanctity and unity. Jesus still intercedes for us so fervently because we live in a world that is deceived, dangerous, defiled and divided.

Most Christians are being crucified on a cross between two thieves: Yesterday's regret and tomorrow's worries.

If you look to others you will be distracted; if you look to yourselves you will be discouraged; but if you look to Christ you'll be delighted.

God doesn't bless us just to make us happy; He blesses us to make us a blessing.

If you are going to live by faith, then expect your faith to be tested. A faith that can't be tested can't be trusted.

Trusting God means thinking and acting according to God's word in spite of circumstances, feelings, or consequences.

If you want to enjoy the rainbow, be prepared to endure the storm.

He knows when we go into the storm, He watches over us in the storm, and He can bring us out of the storm when His purposes have been fulfilled.

The devil tempts us to bring out the worst in us, but the Father tests us to bring out the best in us.

The way we behave toward people indicates what we really believe about God.

The greatest judgment God can send on His people is letting them have their own way.

I will design my reputation and my resolve shall be absolute. I shall not give in when I know I can help.

Every human creates his own imagined version of the world, and of himself. Every human is therefore Brahma, creator of his own aham.Aham Brahmasmi, I am Brahma. Tat tvam asi, so are you.

And as a nurse, I know very well the importance, for example, of electronic medical records.

We don't need a two-party system. We need something else. Because at this point, the two-party system is really just a one-party system. And that one party is crumbling.

You got your guards up, I do too, there's things we might discover. Cause you got a past and I do too, we're perfect for each other.

For me, the summer will be pure gray - mother-of-pearl gray, very pale gray. To me, this is the big statement for summer. Then we have light blue, light turquoise, lots of pink.

I always talk about the hierarchy of art, and I always put music on the top of everything, because it's so immaterial.

When I was little, I would always lie about the stupidest things. In kindergarten or first grade, I would tell people I had tigers living in my attic and a room full of gold.

Radical historians now the tell the story of Thanksgiving from the point of view of the turkey.

And where the rewards for merit are greatest, there are found the best citizens.