I've never gone into an interview in my life and said that we can't talk about something.
Whatever our creed, we stand with admiration before the sublime character of Jesus.
A Rattlesnake, if Cornered will become so angry it will bite itself. That is exactly what the harboring of hate and resentment against others is -- a biting of oneself. We think we are harming others in holding these spites and hates, but the deeper harm is to ourselves.
The early Christians did not say, in dismay, 'Look what the world has come to,' but, in delight, 'Look what has come to the world!”
Prayer is surrender--surr ender to the will of God and cooperation with that will. If I throw out a boathook from the boat and catch hold of the shore and pull, do I pull the shore to me, or do I pull myself to the shore? Prayer is not pulling God to my will, but the aligning of my will to the will of God.
When man listens, God speaks; when man obeys, God acts; when man prays, God empowers.
To talk with God, no breath is lost. Talk on! To walk with God, no strength is lost. Walk on! To wait on God, no time is lost. Wait on!
There's always hope. Never give up. Walk slowly and drink lots of water. It ain't a sprint.
The record companies really do conspire against the artists. Especially the black artists
Fragile as reason is and limited as law is as the institutionalised medium of reason, that's all we have between us and the tyranny of mere will and the cruelty of unbridled, undisciplined feelings.
I love my baby more than anything. He's like a Gerber baby. He's the cutest baby in the whole world.