Not one person can make or break what I’m doing, except me or God.

Never give in – never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense.

I never really had the classic struggle. I had faith.

Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.

I am simply trying to struggle through life; trying to do God’s bidding.

After it is all over, the religion of man is his most important possession.

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

Enthusiasm is the yeast that makes your hopes shine to the stars. Enthusiasm is the sparkle in your eyes, the swing in your gait. The grip of your hand, the irresistible surge of will and energy to execute your ideas.

I went through every emotion with tryna pursue what I’m doing, you know what I mean? And I think what’s gon‘ separate whoever’s gon go for something, that you ain’t gon‘ quit.

Feeling like you’re respected among the people who do the same thing you do is incredible and necessary.

Over the years I’ve learned how to lock myself up in a prison of hope, knowing that God has nothing but His best planned for me. He promised me things concerning my ministry and my life.

A gender line… helps to keep women not on a pedestal, but in a cage.

Nobody ever defended anything successfully, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.

Sacrifice, discipline and prayer are essential. We gain strength through God’s word. We receive grace from the sacrament. And when we fumble due to sin – and it’s gonna happen – confession puts us back on the field.

If you care enough for a result, you will most certainly attain it.

Any man or institution that tries to rob me of my dignity will lose.

Man does not control his own fate. The women in his life do that for him.

Make sure of your commitment to Jesus Christ, and seek to follow Him every day. Don’t be swayed by the false values and goals of this world, but put Christ and His will first in everything you do.

Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.

I will far rather see the race of man extinct than that we should become less than beasts by making the noblest of God’s creation, woman, the object of our lust.

One of the things I love most about being at home is that I’m comfortable there. And since we are the home of Christ, we need to make sure He’s comfortable in us.

Whatever universe a professor believes in must at any rate be a universe that lends itself to lengthy discourse. A universe definable in two sentences is something for which the professorial intellect has no use. No faith in anything of that cheap kind!

It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.

When I’m in the house of God, I don’t wear my jewelry, if you’re looking for my jewelry. All you see is my heart of gold.

Whoever seeks to set one religion against another seeks to destroy all religion.

When we walk without the cross, when we build without the cross and when we proclaim Christ without the cross, we are not disciples of the Lord. We are worldly. We may be bishops, priests, cardinals, popes, all of this, but we are not disciples of the Lord.

I will keep America moving forward, always forward, for a better America, for an endless enduring dream and a thousand Points of Light. This is my mission, and I will complete it.

Lord, help my poor soul.

It’s a piece of cake until you get to the top. You find you can’t stop playing the game the way you’ve always played it.

I believe that if you show people the problems and you show them the solutions they will be moved to act.

Only strength can cooperate. Weakness can only beg.

Those of us who submitted or surrendered our ideas and dreams and identities to the ‚leaders‘ must take back our rights, our identities, our responsibilities.

We teach that God’s love for His children is infinite.

Human beings must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.

The best way out is always through.

Grow in the root of all grace, which is faith. Believe God’s promises more firmly than ever. Allow your faith to increase in its fullness, firmness, and simplicity.

The PC has improved the world in just about every area you can think of. Amazing developments in communications, collaboration and efficiencies. New kinds of entertainment and social media. Access to information and the ability to give a voice people who would never have been heard.

If you are a leader, you should never forget that everyone needs encouragement. And everyone who receives it – young or old, successful or less-than-successful, unknown or famous – is changed by it.

One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn’t do.

Endurance is patience concentrated.

All of my writing is God-given.

God is patient with us to become the God’s children he wants us to be but you really can see him weeping.

I have learned from personal experience that putting trust in God means there will be some unanswered questions. That was a hard lesson for me because I naturally want to understand everything… to know what’s going on so I can feel like I’m in control.

I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work.

Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn’t have the power to say yes.

It is good to be tired and wearied by the futile search after the true good, that we may stretch out our arms to the Redeemer.

Gold was a gift to Jesus. If it’s good enough for Jesus, it’s good enough for me!

Spending time with God through prayer and His Word is a prerequisite for having a great life and fulfilling your purpose.

No man is free who is not master of himself.

At Columbia Law School, my professor of constitutional law and federal courts, Gerald Gunther, was determined to place me in a federal court clerkship, despite what was then viewed as a grave impediment: On graduation, I was the mother of a 4-year-old child.

God not only plays dice, He also sometimes throws the dice where they cannot be seen.

If we are hungry enough for God, we will find a way into His presence. We should be so hungry for the presence of God that we absolutely will not go out of our house or tackle any kind of project until we have spent some time with Him.

I have always been pushed by the negative. The apparent failure of a play sends me back to my typewriter that very night, before the reviews are out. I am more compelled to get back to work than if I had a success.

Nobody is my boss.

Agency is a divine gift to you. You are free to choose what you will be and what you will do.

Get place and wealth, if possible with grace; if not, by any means get wealth and place.

I’m gonna be making records anyway, even if I had to sell ‚em out of the trunk of my car. I’m that kind of musician and singer.

You see, God helps only people who work hard. That principle is very clear.

Do what nobody else can do for you. Omit to do anything else.

You have been chosen, and you must therefore use such strength and heart and wits as you have.

I used to say to my late wife, ‚I have great faith in the American people.‘