O, if there be any kind of life most sad, and deepest in the scale of pity, it is the dry, cold impotence of one, who has honestly set to the work of his own self-redemption.

Habits are to the soul what the veins and arteries are to the blood, the courses in which it moves

The more difficulties one has to encounter, within and without, the more significant and the higher in inspiration his life will be.

Trust in God for great things. With your five loaves and two fishes He will show you a way to feed thousands.

Forgiveness is man's deepest need and highest achievement.

By His trials, God means to purify us, to take away all our self-confidence, and our trust in each other, and bring us into implicit, humble trust in Himself.

However dark our lot may be, there is light enough on the other side of the cloud.

Somewhere under the stars God has a job for you to do and nobody else can do it.

God listens for nothing so tenderly, as when His children help each other by their testimonies to His goodness and the way in which He has brought them deliverance.

Live as with God; and, whatever be your calling, pray for the gift that will perfectly qualify you in it.

It is not necessary for all men to be great in action. The greatest and sublimest power is often simple patience.

If there is a God, the King of kings, there is also a Kingdom. If there is a Kingdom, there must also be an army. Now the question is, are you in this army and are you willing to fight for your King?

Folk musicians have a lot of the same self-importance, but they're way more cruel and jealous than rock musicians - I know this for a fact because I used to be a folk musician.

My brother Alex fell in love with rhythm and blues early and gave me a strong dose of it.

You are incredibly fortunate whatever success falls on you, which is what happened with me.

To make an artwork good enough to enter people's hearts is like what ancient Chinese called 'making stone into gold.' It is alchemy.

Red beans and ricely yours.

Knowledge is awareness, and to it there are many paths, not all of them paved with logic.

Every country in Europe needs immigrants for its economic survival.

The police belongs to the people and the people belong to the police.

A soul is a troublesome possession, and when man developed it he lost the Garden of Eden.