One person with a belief is equal to a force of ninety-nine who have only interests.

May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right.

When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.

Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned.

God will not permit any troubles to come upon us, unless He has a specific plan by which great blessing can come out of the difficulty.

Lord, where we are wrong, make us willing to change; where we are right, make us easy to live with.

Most of us know perfectly well what we ought to do; our trouble is that we do not want to do it.

A different world cannot be built by indifferent people.

Unless we stand for something, we shall fall for anything.

The proof of how real Jesus knew hell to be is that He came to earth to save us from it.

God hasn't given up on you. He can still do great things for you, in you, and through you. God is ready and waiting and able. What about you, and me?

It is only goodness which gives extras, and so I say again that we have much to hope from the flowers.

Light-minded society mercilessly persecutes in reality what it allows in theory

May we be strengthened with the understanding that being blessed does not mean that we shall always be spared all the disappointments and difficulties of life.

The most exhausting thing in life is being insincere.

Being on your own would be sad, sick and weird. I don't trust myself. I need that balance.

If I give Susan a new Cuisinart then she'll be happy ... If she's thankful to me, my life will be better ... she will do something for me.

My contribution to the world is my ability to draw. I will draw as much as I can for as many people as I can for as long as I can.

People are always more encouraged when we share how God's grace helped us in weakness than when we brag about our strengths.

We fill the slaughterhouses daily with screams of fear and pain.

It makes life very simple actually. You could be giving a TV interview in howling gale and it no longer matters.