You’ll see it when you believe it.

Our society is illuminated by the spiritual insights of the Hebrew prophets. America and Israel have a common love of human freedom, and they have a common faith in a democratic way of life.

He who has courage and faith will never perish in misery!

The difficulties you meet will resolve themselves as you advance. Proceed, and light will dawn, and shine with increasing clearness on your path.

Lord Jesus, we come just as we are; this is how we came at first, and this is how we come still, with all our failures, with all our transgressions, with all and everything that is what it ought not to be, we come to Thee.

If being an egomaniac means I believe in what I do and in my art or music, then in that respect you can call me that… I believe in what I do, and I’ll say it.

I just think it’s so important not to take yourself too seriously.

You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you.

So you cannot, as a Christian, walk away from Africa.

How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.

Loving people live in a loving world. Hostile people live in a hostile world. Same world.

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

I used to let other people’s struggles affect my happiness. If they weren’t happy, there was no way I was going to be happy. The opposite was also true: If I wasn’t happy, I didn’t want anyone around me to be happy.

A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance.

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

Not only does God play dice, but… he sometimes throws them where they cannot be seen.

Could the young but realize how soon they will become mere walking bundles of habits, they would give more heed to their conduct while in the plastic state.

I wish that the Indians believed me a god, for upon the report of an enemy’s valor oftentimes depends the success of a battle, and false reports have many times done as great things as true courage and resolution.

I’ve had faith my whole life that there was someone looking out for me, a spirit guide, a soul guide.

I think that as you grow up, as you get older, we can’t get bitter, we can’t get jaded.

We believe that every single child has boundless promise, no matter who they are, where they come from, or how much money their parents have. We’ve got to remember that. We believe that each of these young people is a vital part of the great American story.

The roaring thunder of the law and the fear of the terror of judgment are both used to bring us to Christ, but the final victory culminating in our salvation is won through God’s loving-kindness.

God always wants us to be growing.

Fear is stupid. So are regrets.

I believe in manicures. I believe in overdressing. I believe in primping at leisure and wearing lipstick. I believe in pink. I believe happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and… I believe in miracles.

Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.

Sweet are the uses of adversity which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, wears yet a precious jewel in his head.

You don’t see too many atheists on the deathbed. They all start cramming then.

The Bible says that God has a reason for keeping us here; if He didn’t, He would take us to Heaven far sooner.

Speak ill of no man, but speak all the good you know of everybody.

When a person really desires something, all the universe conspires to help that person to realize his dream.

I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it’s the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. It’s probably the most important thing in a person.

I don’t go down the road of condemning.

Faith minus vulnerability and mystery equals extremism. If you’ve got all the answers, then don’t call what you do ‚faith.‘

I think that God gives you your own will and choices. I don’t believe that we’re supposed to drag ourselves through life defeated and not see God’s blessings. But you have to make the right choices and follow that still, small voice within you. Because I think that’s how God leads us.

It’s not the destination that matters. It’s the change of scene.

Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, in denying them.

My evidence that I am saved does not lie in the fact that I preach, or that I do this or that. All my hope lies in this: that Jesus Christ came to save sinners. I am a sinner, I trust Him, then He came to save me, and I am saved.

I think I hate cynicism more than anything else. It’s the curse of our age, and I want to avoid it at all costs.

We will move forward, we will move upward, and yes, we will move onward.

The secret to success is to offend the greatest number of people.

He that is giddy thinks the world turns round.

Education is not a problem. Education is an opportunity.

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.

I can handle pain.

My faith helps me understand that circumstances don’t dictate my happiness, my inner peace.

Remember, always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty. Always remember, others may hate you. But those who hate you don’t win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself.

We work to become, not to acquire.

God has already done everything He’s going to do. The ball is now in your court. If you want success, if you want wisdom, if you want to be prosperous and healthy, you’re going to have to do more than meditate and believe; you must boldly declare words of faith and victory over yourself and your family.

People who don’t know the true character of God – who don’t believe He is merciful, gracious and slow to anger – can never have a close, personal, intimate relationship with Him.

Someone said to me, ‚If fifty percent of the experts in Hollywood said you had no talent and should give up, what would you do?‘ My answer was then and still is, ‚If a hundred percent told me that, all one hundred percent would be wrong.‘

We’re not like robots. God promises to guide us through the Holy Spirit, but He gives us the freedom to make our own decisions.

Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way. And don’t pray when it rains if you don’t pray when the sun shines.

Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin brother.

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.

For me, the real earth is that chosen part of the universe, still almost universally dispersed and in course of gradual segregation, but which is little by little taking on body and form in Christ.

I have as much authority as the Pope, I just don’t have as many people who believe it.

A man cannot become an atheist merely by wishing it.

When people say, you know, ‚Good teacher,‘ ‚Prophet,‘ ‚Really nice guy’… this is not how Jesus thought of Himself. So you’re left with a challenge in that, which is either Jesus was who he said he was or a complete and utter nut case. You have to make a choice on that.

The separation of church and state is a source of strength, but the conscience of our nation does not call for separation between men of state and faith in the Supreme Being.

It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all. And often enough our faith beforehand in an uncertified result is the only thing that makes the result come true.