Faith is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof.

The ink of the scholar is more sacred than the blood of the martyr.

Moral indignation - jealousy with a halo.

Sometimes the only way the good Lord can get into some hearts is to break them.

You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us. And the world will live as one.

Faith is a state of openness or trust.

Though wrong gratifies in the moment, good yields its gifts over a lifetime.

God is a comedian playing to an audience that is too afraid to laugh.

You will achieve definitive self-fulfilment only in the next life.

In a world filled with hate, we must still dare to hope. In a world filled with anger, we must still dare to comfort. In a world filled with despair, we must still dare to dream. And in a world filled with distrust, we must still dare to believe.

If God did not intend for us to eat animals, then why did he make them out of meat?

All religion, my friend, is simply evolved out of fraud, fear, greed, imagination, and poetry.

Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.

My idea of heaven is a place where the Tyne meets the Delta, where folk music meets the blues.

Strong hope is a much greater stimulant of life than any single realized joy could be.

How can the heart travel to God, when it is chained by its desires?

On earth there is no heaven, but there are pieces of it.

All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness ... the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.

It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible.

When you pray for anyone you tend to modify your personal attitude toward him.

The world is my country,all mankind are my brethren,and to do good is my religion.