I will place no value on anything I have or may possess except in relation to the kingdom of Christ.

I determined never to stop until I had come to the end and achieved my purpose.

All that I am I owe to Jesus Christ, revealed to me in His divine Book.

Nothing earthly will make me give up my work in despair.

Prayer-leadership preserves the spirituality of the Church, just as prayerless leaders make for unspiritual conditions.

Remember, the Arctic didn't have any ice. And the Northwest Passage was wide open. They were raising grapes in Scotland for God sakes, had a huge winery. Iceland was a farming community. As some of the glaciers retreated they found villages that were covered with ice.

At one point, I was just perceived as only being angry, but now I'm being perceived as angry, peaceful, and spiritual.

And as far as doing God's work, I think the bankers who took government money and then gave out obscene bonuses are the same self-interested sorts Jesus threw out of the temple.