“People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.”

Now, with God’s help, I shall become myself.

For he who loves God without faith reflects on himself, while the person who loves God in faith reflects on God.”

To have faith is precisely to lose one’s mind so as to win God.

Happiness is the greatest hiding place for despair.

The most common form of despair is not being who you are.

Life can only be understood backward, but it must be lived forwards.

Therefore do not deceive yourself! Of all deceivers fear most yourself!

Hope is a passion for the possible.

Truth always rests with the minority, and the minority is always stronger than the majority, because the minority is generally formed by those who really have an opinion, while the strength of a majority is illusory.

Leap of faith – yes, but only after reflection

The Bible is very easy to understand. But we Christians are a bunch of scheming swindlers. We pretend to be unable to understand it because we know very well that the minute we understand, we are obliged to act accordingly.

The proud person always wants to do the right thing, the great thing. But because he wants to do it in his own strength, he is fighting not with man, but with God.

The most painful state of being is remembering the future, particularly the one you’ll never have.

I am convinced that God is love.

Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.

My standpoint is armed neutrality.

Live your life as an Exclamation rather than an Explanation.

The best way to win was to not need to win. The best performances are accomplished when you are relaxed and free of doubt.

I like to have space to spread my mind out in.

I know where I’m going and I know the truth, and I don’t have to be what you want me to be. I’m free to be what I want.

I’ve found that there is always some beauty left – in nature, sunshine, freedom, in yourself; these can all help you.

What is ominous is the ease with which some people go from saying that they don’t like something to saying that the government should forbid it. When you go down that road, don’t expect freedom to survive very long.

Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.

Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come back and reasons to stay.