“Great sea captains are made in rough waters and deep seas.”

A little knowledge and an over-abundance of zeal always tends to be harmful. In the area involving religious truths, it can be disastrous.

The only limit to the power of Almighty God lies within you & me.

God does not patch up the old life, or make certain repairs on the old life; He gives a new life, through the new birth.

Any truth, no matter how valid, if emphasized to the exclusion of other truths of equal importance, is practical error.

Living with faith and courage is something that life requires of each of us. Never, absolutely never, give up! Never give in no matter what! Fight it through! And I promise you something with all of my heart-God will help you.

The greatest human attainment in all the world is for a life to be so surrendered to Him that the name of God Almighty will be glorified through that life.

God is not looking for gold vessels or silver vessels. He is looking for willing vessels

Faith is that quality or power by which the things desired become the things possessed.

When Jesus died on the cross and cried out, ‘It is finished!’ He not only died for our sins, but for our diseases too.

Today, Jesus stands ready to hear your cry and to answer prayer for you. He is interested in every detail of your life. He knows you better than you know yourself.

I surrendered unto Him all there was of me; everything! Then for the first time I realized what it meant to have real power.

Wherever you find real love, you will also find humility. Remember something: humility is not a weak and timid quality. Too often we feel that humility is a sign of weakness. This is not so. It is the sign of strength and security.

Whether life grinds a man down or polishes him depends on what he’s made of.

The Heavenly Father does not ask for golden vessels. He does not ask for silver vessels. God asks for yielded vessels.

Women are not pals enough with men, so we must make ourselves indispensable. After all, we have the greatest weapon in our hands by just being women.

Great rewards will come to those who can live together, learn together, work together, forge new ties that bind together.

Telegraphs are machines for conveying information over extensive lines with great rapidity.

The great advantage of being a writer is that you can spy on people. You’re there, listening to every word, but part of you is observing. Everything is useful to a writer, you see – every scrap, even the longest and most boring of luncheon parties.

No one has been a greater advocate for the power of love in this world than I; both in my life and in my music.

No man was ever great by imitation.

You and your oven are capable of great things,Remember, no two ovens are the same.

I love producing, writing. I rarely write with other writers unless I have a real great respect for them. Like Burt Bacharach, or Carole Sager, or Stevie Wonder. Somebody like Smokey – like that. Otherwise, I choose to write alone.