To marvel at the wonders of the gospel is a sign of faith.

Don’t look for new landscapes, use new eyes to see what is already there.

We are the architects of our own happiness

We look, but we don't really see; we hear, but we don't really listen.

Anchor your faith in the plain and simple truths of the gospel.

If every Christian will have an active civil position, he can become a reformer in his country

Any perceived 'rejection' is simply a 're-direction'.

Affluence creates poverty.

If God rewarded the righteous immediately, we would soon be engaged in business, not godliness...we would be pursuing not piety,but profit.

I know what "custody" [of the children] means. "Get even." That's all custody means. Get even with your old lady.

By laughing, it helps take our power back.

Smooth seas don't produce skillful sailors.

We don't want to be the same as men, merely equal as human beings.

Without the local library in my neighborhood, I don’t think I would have grown up to be a writer or a teacher.

It's the old case against symbols: if you get them, they seem obvious and artificial, and if you don't, you miss the whole point.