"Every President I think I've ever known, except Truman, has thought they didn't quite get done what they wanted done. And toward the end of their Administrations, they were disappointed and wished they had done some things differently."
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"The Bible stresses that a marriage ideally should be a picture or a reflection of Christ's love for His people."
"When Satan knocks, I just send Christ to the door."
"Just because the truth is unpopular doesn't mean that it should not be proclaimed."
"Our society strives to avoid any possibility of offending anyone - except God."
"Faith is the avenue to salvation. Not intellectual understanding. Not money. Not your works. Just simple faith. How much faith? The faith of a mustard seed, so small you can hardly see it. But if you will put that little faith in the person of Jesus, your life will be changed. He will come with supernatural power into your heart. It can happen to you."
"... the same hand that made trees and fields and flowers, the seas and hills, the clouds and sky, has been making a home for us called heaven."
"Everything we have comes from (God's) hands; even if we worked for it or earned it, He still gave us the ability and the opportunity to do it."
"Only God who made us can touch us and change us and save us from ourselves."
"God knows what is best for you, and He wants to reveal it to you and show you what you ought to do."
"You cannot come to Christ unless the Spirit of God brings you. But what if you ignore His warnings? Then you are in the gravest danger, for some day God will no longer be speaking to you. Then it will be too late. Come to Christ while there is still time. Christ, God's greater Ark, stands ready to welcome you to safety today."
"The secret of a happy home is that members of the family learn to give and receive love."
"The influence of a mother upon the lives of her children cannot be measured. They know and absorb her example and attitudes when it comes to questions of honesty, temperance, kindness and industry."
"The greatest surprise in life to me is the brevity of life."
"God never tempts any man. That is Satan's business."
"No nation is ever taller than when on its knees."
"Only when we understand the holiness of God will we understand the depth of our sin."
"God does not discipline us to subdue us, but to condition us for a life of usefulness and blessedness."
"Think about the holes children make when they dig in the sand on the seashore. When the waves come in, the holes are swallowed up by the ocean. Similarly, when we know Christ, our physical death is overwhelmed by the love and grace of God. Death is swallowed up in the victory of Christ."
"By faith I accepted Him for what He claimed to be, the Son of the Living God. That simple decision changed my life, and I have seen it change the lives of countless others across the world."