When you hear a good traditional gospel song it makes you wanna go buy a three piece suit

I'm associated with gospel music in the minds of millions of people.

Christmas is a good time to take stock of our blessings.

So I have four daughters, about ten granddaughters, and five grandsons.

Don't trust anyone over 30.

The Christmas spirit - love - changes hearts and lives.

So I would say Reagan was the best, and certainly Clinton the worst.

The greatest thing is not to believe in Santa Claus; it is to be Santa Claus.

When we fully realize who God is, we learn that each of us is a child of the King!

When political figures are shown on television or in movies, it's always the liberal Democrats that are shown to be humane, caring people.

A girl should never disguise the fact that she's a girl. It's a lot easier to convince a man that you're a fascinating female if you look the part.

It is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else's life with perfection.

Stifling your emotions is not the way. Ignoring your emotions is not the way. Your emotions carry important messages for you. Take the time to receive the meaning.

The most important things to remember about back story are that (a) everyone has a history and (b) most of it isn’t very interesting.

Only very intelligent people don't wish they were in politics, and I'm dumb enough to want to be in there.

Play is not for every hour of the day, or for any hour taken at random. There is a tide in the affairs of children. Civilization is cruel in sending them to bed at the most stimulating time of dusk.

Everyone carries the weight of WWII with them in their recent family history, and yet it is rarely spoken about within families, because veterans and survivors don't tend to talk.

Doing well is a conservative idea; meaning well is a liberal idea

Amateurs hope. Professional work.

Gazing up into the darkness I saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity; and my eyes burned with anguish and anger.