"The laborer is worthy of his reward."

"Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning."

"All is vanity and vexation of spirit."

"But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings."

"Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

"For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?"

"Human speech is a cracked cauldron on which we knock out tunes for dancing bears, when we wish to conjure pity from the stars."

"If a pessimist is always right, is he a realist?"

"The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly."

"Don't fear failure so much that you refuse to try new things. The saddest summary of a life contains three descriptions: could have, might have, and should have."

"Beyond talent lie all the usual words: discipline, love, luck -- but, most of all, endurance."

"Who could follow Carson? Well, believe me, somebody can - and will."