We do not find happiness by being assertive. We don't find happiness by running over people because we see what we want and they are in the way of that happiness so we either abandon them or we smash them. The Scriptures don't teach us to be assertive. The Scriptures teach us — and this is remarkable — the Scriptures teach us to be submissive. This is not a popular idea.

If you live real good, I can guarantee you are gonna get beat up real bad!

Good taste has everything to do with being cultured and being refined, and if art has to do with anything, it has to do with being human.

There's a difference, you know, between faith and playing make-believe. One will make you grow. The other one will make you sleep.

The best that can happen is that someone can catch a glimpse of the glory you're hinting at.

I did not read the Bible today. I am not very good at being religious and don't really feel too bad about not being too good. I do wish that I loved God and His creatures more.

...I think there's only one [thing] that anybody teaches, and this is character. And I think that whether you are teaching history, math, or biology, or music, what you are really doing is, you are helping to shape the character of that person who is your student... Music is such a wonderful teaching tool, because while you are developing musical skills, that student can learn a lot about discipline [and] cooperation.