Before the throne of the Almighty, man will be judged not by his acts but by his intentions. For God alone reads our hearts.

That deep emotional conviction of the presence of a superior reasoning power, which is revealed in the incomprehensible universe, forms my idea of God.

God gave us the gift of life it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.

You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself.

I just want to do God's will. And he's allowed me to go to the mountain. And I've looked over, and I've seen the promised land! I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land.

Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn.

God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing.

God has given you one face, and you make yourself another.

I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just that his justice cannot sleep forever.

I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation and is but a reflection of human frailty.