Any customer can have a car painted any colour that he wants so long as it is black.

All men are tempted. There is no man that lives that can't be broken down, provided it is the right temptation, put in the right spot.

How can you pull down strongholds of Satan if you don't even have the strength to turn off your TV?

God's purpose in creation was to let us prove ourselves. The plan was explained to us in the spirit world before we were born. We were valiant enough there to qualify for the opportunity to choose against temptation here to prepare for eternal life, the greatest of all the gifts of God.

O never give me over to my own heart's desires, nor let me follow my own imaginations!

They who overcome their desires once can overcome them always.

Folks make a terrible mistake when they put themselves in the devil's company and think they can outwit him. He's crafty and wants to eat you alive.

A person had to keep herself in one piece when everything around her was falling apart.

Self-control is an important part of living a Christian life. But you don't have to do it on your own. God gives you a lot of help along the way. When you're tempted to do the wrong thing, go the wrong direction, He's there for you.

Suppose you are a little, nimble guy being chased by a big, fat, bully. You open a door and find yourself in a staircase. Do you go up or down? I say up. The bully can probably run downstairs as fast as you can. Going upstairs his bulk will be more of a disadvantage. Running upstairs is hard for you but even harder for him.

I am two women: one wants to have all the joy, passion and adventure that life can give me. The other wants to be a slave to routine, to family life, to the things that can be planned and achieved. I'm a housewife and a prostitute, both of us living in the same body and doing battle with each other.

But he was wrong. Because I had fought with my heart and defeated it long ago. I was certainly not going to become passionate about something that was impossible. I knew my limits; I knew how much suffering i could bear.