Prayer is the deliberate and persevering action of the soul. It is true and enduring, and full of grace. Prayer fastens the soul to God and makes it one with God's will.

All shall be well, and all shall be well and all manner of thing shall be well.

He [Jesus] did not say, 'You will never have a rough passage, you will never be over-strained, you will never feel uncomfortable,' but he did say, 'You will never be overcome.

The greatest honor we can give Almighty God is to live gladly because of the knowledge of his love.

Our life is all grounded and rooted in love, and without love we may not live.

Where do we begin? Begin with the heart.

For we are so preciously loved by God that we cannot even comprehend it.

As truly as God is our Father, so truly God is our Mother.

The fullness of Joy is to behold God in everything.

God loved us before he made us; and his love has never diminished and never shall.

We need to fall, and we need to be aware of it; for if we did not fall, we should not know how weak and wretched we are of ourselves, nor should we know our Maker's marvellous love so fully.

You have to live your life and not count on things being there tomorrow or the next day.

Everyone wants a piece of you. The trick is what piece to give.

My father, being a Scotsman, taught me to look after finances. I'm shrewd. Some people may call me tight.

I'm an armchair kind of guy, especially when it's raining, which it always is and always will be.

Equal partners aren't always what we envision as being manifestly equal. Equality can come in many different shapes and sizes and combinations.

He never contributed a damn thing to music. (on Elvis Presley)

I don't agree with everything Madonna's done but she is fearless.

My happiness is dependent upon light. Since light is endless, I'm bound to be happy always.

My life all-around is really different than a lot of other poets. Not poets that are parents, too, but just that I can hardly find anyone who works in the industries that I've worked in.

One of the great conditions of anger and hatred is, that you must tell and believe lies against the hated object, in order, as we said, to be consistent.