More than anything else we should be concerned about meekness, or our standing in God's sight. If that standing is as it should be, nothing else matters. If it is not, nothing else counts.

We should always pray for help, but we should always listen for inspiration and impression to proceed in ways different from those we may have thought of.

Sometimes God calms the storm and sometimes He calms his child.

There is a connection between heaven and earth. Finding that connection gives meaning to everything, including death. Missing it makes everything meaningless, including life.

God's love fills the immensity of space; therefore, there is no shortage of love in the universe, only in our willingness to do what is needed to feel it.

You cannot compromise principles to achieve unity

Keep your eye on eternal goals

We can leave a place behind, or we can stay in that place and leave our selfishness behind.

Nothing spiritual to write? Then have spiritual experiences.

Jesus made saving repentance possible and He made baptism meaningful.

You develop faith by doing things that require faith.

The best way of creating motivation is to do something. If you take action, motivation will follow

We were enjoying one of those rare summers of utter freedom – no financial responsibility, no debts, no time owing to anybody.

Death lies on her like an untimely frost Upon the sweetest flower of all the field.

Example is leadership.

I stand fearlessly for small dogs, the American Flag, motherhood and the Bible. That's why people love me.

Wherever there's a system, there's a racket to beat it.

I've been accused of not really paying attention to a sentence unless my name comes up in it twice.

I think anyone who has an opinion, and voices it, will offend someone.

Celibacy is not a matter of compulsion. Someone is accepted as a priest only when he does it of his own accord.

It just sort of happened. I wrote like what I'd always read and what was in the movies... I'm sure popular music is supposed to be like this.