Now let me burn out for God.

The spirit of Christ is the spirit of missions. The nearer we get to Him, the more intensely missionary we become.

I am immortal until God's work for me to do is done. The Lord reigns.

I have rightfully no other business each day but to do God's work as a servant, constantly regarding His pleasure. May I have grace to live above every human motive, simply with God and to God.

If [God] has work for me to do, I cannot die.

Let me burn out for God. After all, whatever God may appoint, prayer is the great thing. Oh, that I might be a man of prayer!

The power of gentleness is irresistible.

I see no business in life but the work of Christ.

Even if I should never see a native converted, God may design by my patience and continuance in the Word to encourage future missionaries.

The man who pauses in his honesty wants little of a villain.

God and eternal things are my only pleasure.

One day this war will end. And when it does, Tule Lake will be just a memory.

I can turn every "is" into "ought ".

Marriage is the death of hope.

I never thought that buying supplements and vitamins, it was going to hurt anybody's feelings.

For many people, illness - loss of health - represents the crisis situation that triggers an awakening. With serious illness comes awareness of your own mortality, the greatest loss of all.

I just hope that I'll stay around musically for as long as I can. I love to think that I will still be satisfying myself and other people as a musician until the day I die.

To be happy, you must live in, but not for, the present moment.

I've been drunk maybe five times in my life. I don't like to lose control very much.

When someone stands you up for a meeting, sure, you have the right to be disappointed, and perhaps even angry. But you can't take it personally - they probably do it to everyone.

Gentle words, quiet words, are after all the most powerful words. They are more convincing, more compelling, more prevailing.