I was born on a full moon. Both my children were born on full moons, too. Some people say that’s scary. It is what it is, man, I don’t be trippin‘. I couldn’t tell God when I wanted to be born.

I believe that God put us in this jolly world to be happy and enjoy life.

The whole commerce between master and slave is a perpetual exercise of the most boisterous passions, the most unremitting despotism on the one part, and degrading submissions on the other. Our children see this, and learn to imitate it.

I shall never believe that God plays dice with the world.

Gays are some of the nicest, kindest, most loving people in the world.

Complaining is dangerous business. It can damage or even destroy your relationship with God, your relationships with other people, and even with your relationship with yourself.

As a Humanist, I love science. I hate superstition, which could never have given us A-bombs.

He chose to honor us with His priesthood. So we honor Him by honoring His priesthood – both its power and those who bear it.

Remember, we are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.

I was very worried about my mother, growing up – a lot. I do not want my children to be worried about me.

I don’t pick up toys. I crush them.

The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world. And he must hold to this illusion even when he knows it is not true.

Every man in his lifetime needs to thank his faults.

God does not play dice.

I was raised in a religious environment, and my wife is one of the more religious people that I have ever known.

What’s done can’t be undone.

I did once seriously think of embracing the Christian faith. The gentle figure of Christ, so full of forgiveness that he taught his followers not to retaliate when abused or struck, but to turn the other cheek – I thought it was a beautiful example of the perfect man.

If you are a parent, you have probably already realized that your children are always watching what you do. And just as children watch their parents and emulate their behavior, so do employees who are watching their bosses.

We are continually shaped by the forces of coincidence.

We have a tendency to condemn people who are different from us, to define their sins as paramount and our own sinfulness as being insignificant.

You will never exaggerate when you speak good things of God. It is not possible to do so. Try, dear brethren, and boast in the Lord.

Actions are the seed of fate deeds grow into destiny.

When you work with kids, especially, you want to be ready to turn the camera on at a moment’s notice.

Most people already know what they’re doing wrong. When I get them to church I want to tell them that you can change.

Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those the art of living well.

God’s first line of defense – and offense – for every situation is prayer.

Questioning my spiritual life has always been germane to what I was writing. Always. It’s because I’m not quite an atheist and it worries me. There’s that little bit that holds on: ‚Well, I’m almost an atheist. Give me a couple of months.‘

We must show our Christian colors if we are to be true to Jesus Christ.

The question of whether or not there is a God or truth or reality or whatever you like to call it, can never be answered by books, by priests, philosopher’s or saviours. Nobody and nothing can answer the question but you yourself, and that is why you must know yourself – Immaturity lies only in total ignorance of self.

Most of us have hoped and prayed for something to happen a certain way, but it didn’t. And when this happened, we had a choice to make: to react with offense toward God or to trust Him anyway.

It is natural for the mind to believe and for the will to love; so that, for want of true objects, they must attach themselves to false.

The three most powerful and most apparent means used by Rome to retain her power over the minds of her votaries are Ignorance, Superstition, and Persecution.

Anyone who cannot come to terms with his life while he is alive needs one hand to ward off a little his despair over his fate… but with his other hand he can note down what he sees among the ruins.

I think that is a better thing than thanksgiving: thanks-living. How is this to be done? By a general cheerfulness of manner, by an obedience to the command of Him by whose mercy we live, by a perpetual, constant delighting of ourselves in the Lord, and by a submission of our desires to His will.

A lot of football success is in the mind. You must believe you are the best and then make sure that you are.

Kids end up seeing my movies anyway but some of the mothers get mad at me so I figured I’d make one that I can’t get yelled at for.

Intolerance betrays want of faith in one’s cause.

We cannot have communion with Christ till we are in union with Him; and we cannot have communion with the Church till we are in vital union with it.

I believe in God, but not as one thing, not as an old man in the sky. I believe that what people call God is something in all of us. I believe that what Jesus and Mohammed and Buddha and all the rest said was right. It’s just that the translations have gone wrong.

Shrinking away from death is something unhealthy and abnormal which robs the second half of life of its purpose.

It has always been my belief that a man should do his best, regardless of how much he receives for his services, or the number of people he may be serving or the class of people served.

The wonderful news is that our Lord is a God of mercy, and He responds to repentance.

When Jesus comes to live in our hearts, the seed of holiness is planted.

I’ve had no contact with my daughter for years. That’s her choice. Anyway, you move on. If people don’t want to bother with me, fine. You know, God bless them, and move on.

I like to take every day just searching my own heart, making sure that I’m on course, and I’m doing what God wants me to do. I’m real good with not looking to the critics and looking straight ahead.

I never thought I’d have children; I never thought I’d be in love, I never thought I’d meet the right person. Having come from a broken home – you kind of accept that certain things feel like a fairy tale, and you just don’t look for them.

I wish I had been home more when the children were growing up. I missed a lot.

The poetry you read has been written for you, each of you – black, white, Hispanic, man, woman, gay, straight.

I’m never going to be fast, and nobody will ever mistake me for being fast.

I believe many people feel like God is mad at them.

Any of us can be happy and have a good attitude when everything is going our way. But I believe it’s the real test of your character and of your faith to say, ‚Things are not going our way, but I’m still being good to people; I’m still attending church; I still have a good attitude.‘

I die adoring God, loving my friends, not hating my enemies, and detesting superstition.

I accept chaos, I’m not sure whether it accepts me.

When you’re around the kids, you feel like you act the most grown up just because you’re supposed to lead. I say things, like every other parent, that reminds you of your own parents. One thing I do know about being a parent, you understand why your father was in a bad mood a lot.

Only one thing is impossible for God: To find any sense in any copyright law on the planet.

Faith is the complete reliance on the power and goodness of Spirit and the firm belief that you are always connected to this goodness. Always affirm your faith and not your doubt.

Quite frankly, teachers are the only profession that teach our children.

I believe nothing happens by mistake. You know, the universe has a divine plan. That sounds dramatic.

To the women and children, T stands for tender. To the bad guys and thugs, it stands for tough.

I know that a large part of my fan base is gay. They’ve shown me love from the start. I mean in this industry, everyone from my glam people to my dancers are gay. You can’t be homophobic in this line of work – I’m a pop star!

Nobody should come to the movies unless he believes in heroes.