My father loved poetry and music. But deep in himself he thought teaching the finest thing a person could do.
The significant, life-forming times are the dull, in-between times.
One of the things that makes a dead leaf fall to the ground is the bud of the new leaf that pushes it off the limb.
Are you reading your Bible?" Ah, well. . . I was. " And then you quit. " You got it. " Then, you can expect to be weak on one of your flanks, and that's precisely where the Enemy will come after you with a vengeance.
Cynthia came in quietly and set a cup of tea before him. He kissed her hand, inexpressibly grateful, and she went back into the kitchen. When we view the little things with thanksgiving, even they become big things.
Phillipians 4:13 for Pete's sake!
Easter is never deserved.
. . . painting a picture is like fighting a battle; and trying to paint a picture is, I suppose, like trying to fight a battle. It is, if anything, more exciting than fighting it successfully. But the principle is the same.
I make every movie like it's the last one. "If this was the last movie, what decision would I make?" That's how I make my decisions.
The older I grow, the more I realize how unfit we are for relationships. We are all such antagonists. It's part of the human condition to be deeply unfaithful to constancy. I do believe that.
I hope there have been times when I made you all proud, or made you all smile or at least piqued your interest in this wonderful institution we call government.