if have got my spindle and my distaff ready--my pen and mind--never doubting for an instant that God will send me flax.

The most precious possession that ever comes to a man in this world is a woman's heart.

Imperfect people are all god has ever had to work with. That must be terribly frustrating to him, but he deals with it. So should we.

Have confidence in who you are and don’t be afraid to go for what you really want in life.

The Church is not a monastery for the isolation of perfect people. It is more like a hospital provided for those who wish to get well.

God gives every bird its food, but He does not throw it into its nest.

Hope on. Journey on. Honestly acknowledge your questions and your concerns, but first and forever fan the flame of your faith, because all things are possible to them that believe.

Above all, never lose faith in your Father in Heaven, who loves you more than you can comprehend.

God doesn't care nearly as much about where you have been as He does about where you are and, with His help, where you are willing to go.

God expects you not simply to face the future; He expects you to embrace and shape the future--to love it and rejoice in it and delight in your opportunities.

Pure Christlike love flowing from true righteousness can change the world.

One day you will kiss a man you can't breathe without, and find that breath is of little consequence.

Boxing is a celebration of the lost religion of masculinity all the more trenchant for its being lost.

I feel more fellowship with the defeated than with saints.

The day I pitched, I would drink either 'cause I was celebrating or I lost and couldn't sleep.

But, come to think of it, there was no need to wait. Time travelers don't have to wait for anybody.

If I had only one more round to play, I would choose to play it at Pebble Beach. I've loved this course from the first time I saw it. It's possibly the best in the world.

With leadership the question at the beginning of the day is, 'how far can we take this...how big can we grow it...and how fast can we get there?'

At least us old men remember what a real bear market is like, and the young men haven't got a clue.

I've been writing every day of my life for 65 years.

To justify Christian morality because it provides a foundation of morality, instead of showing the necessity of Christian morality from the truth of Christianity, is a very dangerous inversion.