I sometimes have a horrible fear of turning up a canvas of mine. I'm always afraid of finding a monster in place of the precious jewels I thought I had put there!
Let us therefore be of a reverent spirit, and fear the long-suffering of God, that it tend not to our condemnation.
In minor crises, the preacher can extract himself emotionally and allow others to express grief and fear and doubt while he remains strong.
'Amusement' is appealing because we don't have to think; it spares us the fear and anxiety that might otherwise prey on our thoughts.
Americans' great and secret fear is that America may turn out to be a phenomenon rather than a civilization.
Many elitists hate rap as much as they hate country, though they don't like to admit it for fear of appearing racially insensitive.
I was not a Southern California girl. I hated having my photograph taken. I felt shy and embarrassed around famous people.
Being famous is just like being in high school. But I'm not interested in being the cheerleader. I'm not interested in being Gwen Stefani. She's the cheerleader, and I'm out in the smoker shed.
Forget about being world famous, it's hard enough just getting the automatic doors at the supermarket to acknowledge our existence.
Dates with actors, finally, just seemed to me evenings of shop talk. I got sick of it after a hile. So the more famous I became, the more I narrowed down my choices.
Some people with blogs are never going to get famous, and they've been doing it for, like, over a year. I feel bad for them.
What makes the Stones' arrogance so divine is that we all believe that long ago and far away they weren't rich and famous but poor and struggling, just like us.
I'm not cut out to be a famous person; I can't do my hair and makeup well enough.
I did not want to write one of those sequels that famous first-book authors get into where everybody says, 'Oh yeah.'
True faith is focused in and on the Lord Jesus Christ and always leads to action.
The basic principles of the gospel of Jesus Christ are simple, and they are universal. Faith in the Savior is the same in Boston as it is in Accra.
Righteousness and faith certainly are instrumental in moving mountains - if moving mountains accomplishes God's purposes and is in accordance with His will.
People of faith should be able to have confidence in their right to freely express and live their beliefs.
The naturalists of our own time hold equal faith in the wonders of the sea, but seek therein rather for the links of nature's chain than for apparent exceptions.
What's at the heart of my faith is a belief that there's a creator. That we're all children of the same God. And that, fundamentally, the relationship you have with your spouse is important and eternal.
We will not, on the altar of money, mortgage our conscience, mortgage our faith, mortgage our salvation.
