"I mean, if a person acts irresponsibly in his own life, he will pay the consequences. And it's not so much divine retribution as it's built into the law of nature."

"The truth is, the secular world isn't too enamored with Jesus. And they're not too enamored with someone who is leading people to Jesus. So if you're out there talking about people's sins, and you're talking about righteousness, you will get pushback. Jesus Himself did. The apostles did. I mean, there's persecution all up and down the line."

"Well, what was called the blessed hope of the Bible is that one day Jesus Christ would come back again, start a whole new era, that this world order that we know it would change into something that would be wonderful that we'd call the millennium."

"The thought about Republicans is, we're supposed to be Jeffersonian. That government governs the best that governs the least."

"My view is that at a younger age your optimism is more and you have more imagination etc. You have less bias."

"I built a series of supporters that had my back. I never abused that trust. You can't cry wolf. You have to solve most problems yourself."

"Never hurry. Take plenty of exercise. Always be cheerful. Take all the sleep you need. You may expect to be well."

"Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us."