To pray is to cast off your burdens, it is to tear away your rags, it is to shake off your diseases, it is to be filled with spiritual vigor, it is to reach the highest point of Christian health.

The Word of God is like a lion. You don't have to defend a lion. All you have to do is let the lion loose, and the lion will defend itself.

A time will come when instead of shepherds feeding the sheep, the church will have clowns entertaining the goats

Whatever a man depends upon, whatever rules his mind, whatever governs his affections, whatever is the chief object of his delight, is his god.

The Bible is not the light of the world, it is the light of the Church. But the world does not read the Bible, the world reads Christians! “You are the light of the world.”

You will never know the fullness of Christ until you know the emptiness of everything but Christ.

If any man thinks ill of you, do not be angry with him, for you are worse than he thinks you to be.

I believe that one reason why the church of God at this present moment has so little influence over the world is because the world has so much influence over the church.

My faith rests not in what I am, or shall be, or feel, or know, but in what Christ is, in what he has done, and in what he is doing for me.

It is not a matter of time so much as a matter of heart; if you have the heart to pray, you will find the time.

There must be a divorce between you and sin, or there can be no marriage between you and Christ.

First wives are a rite of passage into adult life. In many ways it’s important that first marriages go wrong. That’s how we learn the truth about ourselves.

Who cares about a test? There will be a million more quizzed in your life.

Building the scene, going out and doing shows and connecting with the fans, cultivating the fanbase in all these cities. I'm very glad that it's happening.

I love Bono. I really respect what he has done for Africa and how he has used his fame to do good in the world. I hope I can do half as much in my life.

You can't let yourself be pushed around. You can't live in fear. That's no way to live your life.

Flattery is like chewing gum. Enjoy it but don't swallow it.

When we trust ourselves, ascents become descents, difficulties turn into easinesses, rocks transform into sands and swords into melting candles!

Personally, I think you can put any interpretation you want on anything, but when someone suggests that Can't Buy Me Love is about a prostitute, I draw the line. That's going too far.

....there are three prerequisites to going out into the world to walk for pleasure. One must have free time, a place to go, and a body unhindered by illness or social restraints.

If I can make a living as a writer, I can do anything.