There is no goodness that is not bodily and realistic and local.

The person who lives in the ethical sphere lives intentionally, intensively. Such a person possesses character and conviction, and is thus willing to sacrifice himself for something greater than oneself.

If anything is to be done, one must try to introduce Christianity into Christendom.

If a pastor's activity in the church is merely a once-a-week attempt to tow the congregation's cargo ship a little closer to eternity, the whole thing comes to nothing. A human life, unlike a cargo ship, cannot lie in the same place until the next Sunday.

football is like life - it requires perserverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.

Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle.

Many people despise those who spend their health, strength and money for the salvation of others, and call them mad. And yet it is they who will save many and be saved themselves.

When you are going through hell, keep on going. Never never never give up.

Faith is kept alive in us, and gathers strength, more from practice than from speculations.

We've got to stop crying and start sweating, stop talking and start walking, stop cursing and start praying. The strength we need will not come from the White House, but from every house in America.

Great works are performed, not by strength, but by perseverance. Those that walk with vigor, three hours a day, will pass in seven years a space equal to the circumference of the globe.

Continual failure is a road to success - if you have the strength to go on.