Thou hast shown thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.

If God is for us, who can be against us?

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.

Extraordinary afflictions are not always the punishment of extraordinary sins, but sometimes the trial of extraordinary graces.

The real satanist is not quite so easily recognized as such

The kingdom of God is within you.

With God, all things are possible.

A Christian should use these arts to the glory of God, not just as tracts, mind you, but as things of beauty to the praise of God. An art work can be a doxology in itself.

Unconditional love is an illogical notion, but such a great and powerful one.

There are few things more dangerous than inbred religious certainty.

They who forgive most shall be most forgiven.

What we need to know can only be experienced.

Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his life-time for the good of the community.

I had to develop the mentality and stay positive about making my comeback.

I think just vocally I have a little timber in my voice that God gave me that does work - it puts my own DNA onto it.

Heaven...a place where everything that is not music is silence.

In Cuba I have always understood harsh treatment of dissenting voices as stemming from a "siege situation" imposed upon it from outside. And I believe that to a certain extent that is true.

If Donald Trump shows signs of backing out of Europe, the Russians might be willing to stay out of his confrontation with Iran. If he follows Obama's program in Europe, things might be different.

Look, Israel doesn't intend to introduce nuclear weapons, but if people are afraid that we have them, why not? It's a deterrent.

I find pleasure in things that are simple.

You know I've never agreed with baths. Sittin' around in your own dirt like that.