Whether our fear is absolutely realistic or out of proportion in our minds, our greatest refuge is Jesus Christ.

Things may not be logical or fair, but when God is directing the events of our lives, they are right.

Purpose, or mission, is determined by the development of values, balance, ethics, humor, morality, and sensitivities. It manifests itself in the way we look at life.

Life is a happy thing, a festival to be enjoyed rather than a drudgery to be endured.

My favorite thing that God gives is grace. It is without performance, free in Christ.

Whether you win or lose, whether you have a good day or bad day, God is with you; He loves you.

Adventure is an attitude, not a behavior.

To fully enjoy life, to derive its greatest meaning and beauty, one needs to enter into it with not only the look of involvement and happiness, but the spirit of involvement as well.

We're waiting for a ship to come in that never went out.

Don't just be interested, be interesting.

Lord, to the degree I don't want to do this, bless me.

Atheism is the philosophical equivalent of a fish denying the existence of land because he lacks the means to experience it.

Arrogance is a creature. It does not have senses.It has only a sharp tongue and the pointing finger.

Personal privacy is a closely held American value.

I never liked my own species. On why so many of his comics are about animals, in an interview.

If you teach a man anything, he will never learn.

Black men loving black men is THE revolutionary act.

A drunk doesn't try to stand up; a drunk tries not to fall down.

Nobody wants to have things blurted at them.

But since I have a poet's weakness for symbols, I am using this character also as a symbol; he is the long-delayed but always expected something that we live for.