Our way lies not in human ingenuity, but in a return to God.

As I got older, I guess I became more mellow and more forgiving and more loving.

Mountaintops are for views and inspiration, but fruit is grown in the valleys.

Some people accuse us of too much emotionalism. I say we have too little. That is why we are losing church people to other interests. We need not only to capture their minds; we've got to touch their hearts. We've got to make people feel their faith.

Joy cannot be pursued. It comes from within. It is a state of being. It does not depend on circumstances, but triumphs over circumstances. It produces a gentleness of spirit and a magnetic personality.

Once you've lost your privacy, you realize you've lost an extremely valuable thing.

We do not understand the intricate pattern of the stars in their courses, but we know that He who created them does, and that just as surely as He guides them, He is charting a safe course for us.