The root cause of all the problems we have in the world today is ignorance of course. But most, polarization.
At some time, here or hereafter, every account must be settled, and every debt paid in full.
There can be no rainbow without a cloud and a storm.
Ideas are the factors that lift civilization. They create revolutions. There is more dynamite in an idea than in many bombs.
There is more dynamite in an idea than in many bombs.
Reach up as far as you can, and God will reach down all the way.
We are pilgrims, not settlers; this earth is our inn, not our home.
In my own experience I have found that the most extravagant dreams of boyhood have not surpassed the great experience of being in the Will of God, and I believe that nothing could be better. That is not to say that I do not want other things, and other ways of living, and other places to see, but in my right mind I know that my hopes and plans for myself could not be any better than He has arranged and fulfilled them. Thus may we all find it, and know the truth of the Word which says, He will be our guide even until death.
For me probably the best moment is before I get started in the morning. I get up and I ride my bike before I come into the studio, so there's a lot of peace and quiet right before the day starts and my assistants get here.
Of all God's creatures, Man alone is poor.
Thomas Jefferson made a comment about the Presidency and age. He said that one should not worry about one's exact chronological age in reference to his ability to perform one's task. And ever since he told me that, I stopped worrying.