A man of courage is also full of faith.

Italy, and the spring and first love all together should suffice to make the gloomiest person happy.

It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.

The Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep discouragement. I have to go to God in prayer with tears in my eyes, and say, ‚O God, forgive me,‘ or ‚Help me.‘

Worshipping the Lord means giving Him the place that he must have; worshipping the Lord means stating, believing – not only by our words – that He alone truly guides our lives; worshipping the Lord means that we are convinced before Him that He is the only God, the God of our lives, the God of our history.

It’s not because things are difficult that we dare not venture. It’s because we dare not venture that they are difficult.

Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.

I’d like to think you don’t stop being creative once you get happy.

I just want to do God’s will. And he’s allowed me to go to the mountain. And I’ve looked over, and I’ve seen the promised land! I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land.

It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.

I will be conquered; I will not capitulate.

I began writing at the age of 5, but there was a dark period between the ages of 8 and 16 when I didn’t write. I started again at 16 and have no idea why, but it was suddenly the only thing I wanted to do.

This is my Bible. I am what it says I am. I have what it says I have. I can do what it says I can do.

A real Christian is a person who can give his pet parrot to the town gossip.

I think it’s quite great to set yourself a big challenge, and then you’ve got another reason for keeping fit.

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.

Prayer is simply a two-way conversation between you and God.

It’s not necessary to fear the prospect of failure but to be determined not to fail.

When you begin to worry, go find something to do. Get busy being a blessing to someone; do something fruitful. Talking about your problem or sitting alone, thinking about it, does no good; it serves only to make you miserable. Above all else, remember that worrying is totally useless. Worrying will not solve your problem.

Never despair, but if you do, work on in despair.

You hear a lot about God these days: God, the beneficent; God, the all-great; God, the Almighty; God, the most powerful; God, the giver of life; God, the creator of death. I mean, we’re hearing about God all the time, so we better learn how to deal with it. But if we know anything about God, God is arbitrary.

Everybody is going to have their critics. It’s easy to get discouraged in life.

I’m convinced of this: Good done anywhere is good done everywhere. For a change, start by speaking to people rather than walking by them like they’re stones that don’t matter. As long as you’re breathing, it’s never too late to do some good.

The Bible says that as Christians we don’t grieve the same way people do who have no hope of eternity and of Heaven – but we still grieve.

You don’t have to give way to careless speech or complaining. You don’t have to let your feelings get in the way of what God wants to do in your life.

People’s blessings give you the power to work tirelessly. The only thing required is commitment.

I’m always asked, ‚What’s the secret to success?‘ But there are no secrets. Be humble. Be hungry. And always be the hardest worker in the room.

Dreams are the touchstones of our character.

The Bible says today is the accepted time, today is the day of salvation… But there will come a time when it will be too late for you.

You do things when the opportunities come along. I’ve had periods in my life when I’ve had a bundle of ideas come along, and I’ve had long dry spells. If I get an idea next week, I’ll do something. If not, I won’t do a damn thing.

Don’t let yesterday use up too much of today.

Winning, to me, is easy. Winning more is the challenge.

You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‚I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.‘

I have to keep improving myself and challenging myself.

If you have faith in our leaders of commerce, don’t buy gold. If you do not have faith in them, maybe you should buy gold or silver.

Was Jesus the son of God? Yes. But so are you. You just haven’t realized it yet.

Young men and women, your education is ever important – to us, to you, and to God.

If you’re bored with life – you don’t get up every morning with a burning desire to do things – you don’t have enough goals.

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.

Well done is better than well said.

Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.

You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals.

We were old sinners – but when we came to Christ we are not sinners anymore.

If God treats you well by teaching you a disastrous lesson, you never forget it.

If you get knocked down – setbacks in life, like applying for a job if they don’t hire you – keep trying, keep getting up, keep doing it.

Energy and persistence conquer all things.

Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven’t courage, you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others.

Only God can look at somebody’s heart.

If you can ask a young man to give his life for his country, you can lead people.

If you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work.

I gave in, and admitted that God was God.

Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.

I don’t let even a day go by wherein I don’t give at 100 per cent.

Would you believe in what you believe in if you were the only one who believed it?

If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities.

Only he is successful in his business who makes that pursuit which affords him the highest pleasure sustain him.

I don’t lose any sleep at night over the potential for failure. I cannot even spell the word.

Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated.

It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.

Although the life of a person is in a land full of thorns and weeds, there is always a space in which the good seed can grow. You have to trust God.

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.