Man has two great spiritual needs. One is for forgiveness. The other is for goodness.

You're born. You suffer. You die. Fortunately, there's a loophole.

The word 'romance,' according to the dictionary, means excitement, adventure, and something extremely real. Romance should last a lifetime.

There is nothing wrong with men possessing riches. The wrong comes when riches possess men.

The men who followed Him were unique in their generation. They turned the world upside down because their hearts had been turned right side up. The world has never been the same.

I've read the last page of the Bible. It's all going to turn out all right.

Suppose you could gain everything in the whole world, and lost your soul. Was it worth it?

If a person gets his attitude toward money straight, it will help straighten out almost every other area in his life.

Tears shed for self are tears of weakness, but tears shed for others are a sign of strength.

The framers of our Constitution meant we were to have freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.

It is not the body's posture, but the heart's attitude that counts when we pray.

I just want to lobby for God.

Being a Christian is more than just an instantaneous conversion - it is a daily process whereby you grow to be more and more like Christ.

A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his parents will not have true respect for anyone.

God proved His love on the Cross. When Christ hung, and bled, and died, it was God saying to the world, "I love you."

If we had more hell in the pulpit, we would have less hell in the pew.

Comfort and prosperity have never enriched the world as much as adversity has.

We are not cisterns made for hoarding, we are channels made for sharing.

The most eloquent prayer is the prayer through hands that heal and bless.

My home is in Heaven. I'm just traveling through this world.

God has given us two hands, one to receive with and the other to give with.

Prayer is simply a two-way conversation between you and God.

Only God Himself fully appreciates the influence of a Christian mother in the molding of character in her children.

Believers, look up - take courage. The angels are nearer than you think.

Only those who want everything done for them are bored.

God's angels often protect his servants from potential enemies.

Give me five minutes with a person's checkbook, and I will tell you where their heart is.

Man has two great spiritual needs. One is for forgiveness. The other is for goodness.

A real Christian is a person who can give his pet parrot to the town gossip.

Everybody has a little bit of Watergate in him.

Nothing can bring a real sense of security into the home except true love.

When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost.

Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.

The highest form of worship is the worship of unselfish Christian service. The greatest form of praise is the sound of consecrated feet seeking out the lost and helpless.

God is more interested in your future and your relationships than you are.

The Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep discouragement. I have to go to God in prayer with tears in my eyes, and say, 'O God, forgive me,' or 'Help me.'

God will prepare everything for our perfect happiness in heaven, and if it takes my dog being there, I believe he'll be there.

The only time my prayers are never answered is on the golf course.

Read the Bible. Work hard and honestly. And don't complain.

'Hope and change' has become a cliche in our nation, and it is daunting to think that any American could hope for change from what God has blessed.

'Suffering should not make us bitter people,' my mother once said, 'it should make us better comforters.' Young people need to hear this from those who have walked before them, because someday they'll be walking those same steps, but there may not be anyone following behind.

A calling is you feel - you look out and see the need - maybe it's the need for the poor, to help poor people. Maybe it's the need to get involved in the race problem, as Martin Luther King was - felt called.

A lot of Jews are great friends of mine.

All my life I've been taught how to die, but no one ever taught me how to grow old.

Almost everybody will listen to you when you tell your own story.

As I approached my 95th birthday, I was burdened to write a book that addressed the epidemic of 'easy believism.' There is a mindset today that if people believe in God and do good works, they are going to Heaven.

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

As a former resident with strong personal and ministry ties to the North Star State, I pray that the good people of Minnesota will show their support for God's definition of marriage, between a man and a woman.

Auschwitz stands as a tragic reminder of the terrible potential man has for violence and inhumanity.