"People were more than 50% more likely to say that their church’s congregation is their most significant group than to say that God represents their most important personal connection. That certainly reflects the interpersonal comfort that millions of people have developed at their church, but also indicates that people may have forgotten the ultimate reason for belonging to a Christian church."

-- George Barna

"Chance favors only the prepared mind."

-- Louis Pasteur

"Those who will not be governed by God will be ruled by tyrants."

-- William Penn

"The relationships built in this life are the only things we have that will last into eternity."

-- Rick Zachary

"Is what you are pursuing worth dying for?"

-- George Rodriguez, missionary to Russia

"I know of no art of social life more needful to be cultivated in our time and country than the art of skillfully introducing religion into general conversation. It is a difficult task. It requires tact and skill to do this in such a way as to accomplish much good and no harm."

-– John A. Broadus

"Maturity doesn't come with age; it comes with the acceptance of responsibility."

-- Edwin Louis Cole

"We are mortgaging the future of our children and grandchildren at record rates, and that is not only an issue of fiscal irresponsibility, it's an issue of immorality."

-- David Walker, former head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office

"A good scare is worth more to a man than advice."

-- Edgar Watson Howe