I just want the world to know that God is present, that he's alive for ever more.

God is omnipotent, He is omniscient, and He is ever present.

It's not the size of the ship; it's the size of the waves.

It was a way out of poverty. It was a way to success. It was a way to education. And it was a way to a brighter day for me.

My true belief about Rock 'n' Roll--and there have been a lot of phrases attributed to me over the years--is this: I believe this kind of music is demonic. ... A lot of the beats in music today are taken from voodoo, from the voodoo drums. If you study music in rhythms, like I have, you'll see that is true. I believe that kind of music is driving people from Christ. It is contagious

I only wore makeup when I went onstage.

I don't think a woman has to act like a man to show that she has strength.