Any concern too small to be turned into a prayer is too small to be made into a burden.

Non-violence requires a double faith, faith in God and also faith in man.

As an athlete, you’d better laugh at yourself when you slip in the mud.

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

The fellow that can only see a week ahead is always the popular fellow, for he is looking with the crowd. But the one that can see years ahead, he has a telescope but he can’t make anybody believe that he has it.

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.

You can never get enough of what you don’t want.

No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.

Is the babe young? When I behold it, it seems more venerable than the oldest man.

When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is.

It’s like a jar of salad dressing sitting on a shelf… most of the seasoning settles to the bottom of the bottle. But when you shake that bottle up, all the ingredients mix together and then the dressing can add flavor to a salad. In the same way, we can stir ourselves up and regain the reverence, respect and awe we once had for the Lord.

God sometimes does try to the uttermost those whom he wishes to bless.

Unless we place our religion and our treasure in the same thing, religion will always be sacrificed.

No man is much good unless he believes in God and obeys His laws.

Baseball is like a poker game. Nobody wants to quit when he’s losing; nobody wants you to quit when you’re ahead.

A beautiful homily, a genuine sermon, must begin with the first proclamation, with the proclamation of salvation. There is nothing more solid, deep and sure than this proclamation.

The only cure for contempt is counter-contempt.

The true history of my administration will be written 50 years from now, and you and I will not be around to see it.

In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider.

Life would be tolerable but for its amusements.

I read the book of Job last night, I don’t think God comes out well in it.

God tries you in certain, certain ways. Some people are rich, and they believe in God. They lose the money, things get hard, they get weak and quit going to church. Quit serving God like they did.

We choose what attitudes we have right now. And it’s a continuing choice.

This world of ours… must avoid becoming a community of dreadful fear and hate, and be, instead, a proud confederation of mutual trust and respect.

Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.

I began revolution with 82 men. If I had to do it again, I do it with 10 or 15 and absolute faith. It does not matter how small you are if you have faith and plan of action.

Each party steals so many articles of faith from the other, and the candidates spend so much time making each other’s speeches, that by the time election day is past there is nothing much to do save turn the sitting rascals out and let a new gang in.

In war, when a commander becomes so bereft of reason and perspective that he fails to understand the dependence of arms on Divine guidance, he no longer deserves victory.

The things I talk about and explain couldn’t happen – yet, they don’t seem impossible – you could say I talk about the world in an abstract perspective. But then, the world is basically insane – and it’s trying to pass itself off as being a sane place. I show it for what it is.

Spiritual worldliness kills! It kills the soul! It kills the Church!

I serve God.

Faith… must be enforced by reason… when faith becomes blind it dies.

What do I think of Western civilization? I think it would be a very good idea.

I think that cancer is a life form that exists out there, and it exists in us. I think even the concept of healing is a spiritual principle that we have to really look at. I think the word itself is something we ought to get rid of, because it implies that there is illness – that there is something wrong.

I always have confidence, whether I miss four in a row or make four in a row, that the next one’s going in. To a coach, sometimes that might not make sense.

Life’s too short to hang out with people who aren’t resourceful.

Wondrous is the strength of cheerfulness, and its power of endurance – the cheerful man will do more in the same time, will do it; better, will preserve it longer, than the sad or sullen.

The Gospel has never changed.

You’ve got to have faith in what you’re doing and not take no for an answer.

There will be days when I walk in an arena and people will cheer and then there might be days when I walk in an arena and people might boo, but it all sounds the same to me because it’s all just noise that lets me know that I’m relevant.

The Bible says that Christians are the salt of the earth and the light of the world. On the job, in the grocery store, even among unsaved friends and family members, God’s people are there to bring seasoning to an unsavory situation.

The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists it; and so in great calamities, it sometimes happens that light and frivolous spirits recover their elasticity and presence of mind sooner than those of a loftier character.

I always try to put a seed of hope into people’s hearts. I’m not there to teach them doctrine necessarily, but to let them know that God is a good God, and has a plan for their lives. Hopefully, that will restore their faith, or draw them into faith.

You can conquer almost any fear if you will only make up your mind to do so. For remember, fear doesn’t exist anywhere except in the mind.

One word from the Lord is like a piece of gold to a believer, who is like a jeweler, shaping and hammering out the promise for a number of weeks.

Religion flourishes in greater purity, without than with the aid of Government.

I am not promising that God will give you everything you want. There are times when we want things that God knows would not be good for us.

What is common sense isn’t common practice.

Compliment three people every day.

My dad used to have an expression – ‚It is the lucky person who gets up in the morning, puts both feet on the floor, knows what they are about to do, and thinks it still matters.‘

The need for change bulldozed a road down the center of my mind.

Never leave a rhinestone unturned.

Belief creates the actual fact.

Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.

An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered.

We enjoy the process far more than the proceeds.

One of my major keys is actually the master keys: God.

To be honest with you, when I got into this I never thought about reviews. I never thought about what people would say about me. I was just a young guy who was excited to become a comedian and an actor and I just wanted to get to do what I got to do.

A fit body gives you confidence. And there’s nothing more impressive than a great attitude, which you can wear on your sleeve. But you’ll have to remember the difference between being rude and being confident.

As a kid, I used to see how Sachin Tendulkar used to win matches under pressure for India in Sharjah or other places. So I was always keen to repeat the same in similar situations. I don’t take pressure on myself when I am in the middle. I love pressure, and I always believe that pressure makes you more focused.

If a man could have half of his wishes, he would double his troubles.