Man has two great spiritual needs. One is for forgiveness. The other is for goodness.

Auschwitz stands as a tragic reminder of the terrible potential man has for violence and inhumanity.

When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost.

The highest form of worship is the worship of unselfish Christian service. The greatest form of praise is the sound of consecrated feet seeking out the lost and helpless.

I don’t have many sad days.

As I got older, I guess I became more mellow and more forgiving and more loving.

‘Suffering should not make us bitter people,’ my mother once said, ‘it should make us better comforters.’ Young people need to hear this from those who have walked before them, because someday they’ll be walking those same steps, but there may not be anyone following behind.

God never meant that people were to wear clothes. He meant we were to be nude. But we were in a state of innocence. Then sin came into the human race and became a blood poisoning.

No one can outrun death. It will catch up to all of us eventually.

The Bible says today is the accepted time, today is the day of salvation… But there will come a time when it will be too late for you.

God knows what we are going through when we grieve, and He wants to assure us of His love and concern. He also wants us to turn to Him and bring our heartaches and burdens to Him.

Traveling around the world and preaching for over 70 years did not give much time for reflection.

I am not a televangelist.

The Information Highway intrigues me because I have always been a newshound; I have always been curious about why people believe what they believe.

I believe the home and marriage is the foundation of our society and must be protected.

My heart aches for America and its deceived people.

What really matters is how God sees me. He isn’t concerned with labels; he is concerned about the state of man’s soul.

Evangelism is when the Gospel, which is good news, is preached or presented to all people.

The Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep discouragement. I have to go to God in prayer with tears in my eyes, and say, ‘O God, forgive me,’ or ‘Help me.’

Christians should never fail to sense the operation of an angelic glory. It forever eclipses the world of demonic powers, as the sun does a candle‘s light.

God has given us two hands – one to receive with and the other to give with. We are not cisterns made for hoarding; we are channels made for sharing.

New York is definitely ready for the word of God.

I don’t think the Christian Right dominates America in the way some in the media believe they do.

The Bible is full of warnings about false prophets and false messiahs. These satanically inspired people have appeared in almost every generation of history.

Being a Christian is more than just an instantaneous conversion – it is a daily process whereby you grow to be more and more like Christ.

Believers, look up – take courage. The angels are nearer than you think.

I think that if I would talk on a political subject, if I talk about it, it would divide the audience on that issue. That’s not my issue.

I haven‘t written my own epitaph, and I’m not sure I should. Whatever it is, I hope it will be simple, and that it will point people not to me, but to the One I served.

Seemingly, man has learned to live without God, preoccupied and indifferent toward Him and concerned only about material security and pleasure.

I am well aware that there are prisoners of conscience in the Soviet Union, including some who have said they have chosen to resist the law because of religious reasons.

You’re born. You suffer. You die. Fortunately, there’s a loophole.

Communism is a religion that is inspired, directed and motivated by the Devil himself who has declared war against Almighty God.

My father had a dairy farm. He employed three black families and one white family, and I used to play with black children.

The wonderful news is that our Lord is a God of mercy, and He responds to repentance.

Sincere Christians can disagree about the details of Scripture and theology – absolutely.

I am just one of many thousands called to be an evangelist.

I don’t have freedom in the United States to go into a public school and preach the Gospel, nor is a student free in a public school to pray, or a teacher free to read the Bible publicly to the students. At the same time, we have a great degree of freedom for which I am grateful.

When anyone has the power to destroy the whole human race in a matter of hours, it becomes a moral issue. The church must speak out.

Throughout my ministry, I have sought to build bridges between Jews and Christians.

Every year during their High Holy Days, the Jewish community reminds us all of our need for repentance and forgiveness.

The great question of our time is, ‘Will we be motivated by materialistic philosophy or by spiritual power?’

The Bible says that God has a reason for keeping us here; if He didn’t, He would take us to Heaven far sooner.

Racial prejudice, anti-Semitism, or hatred of anyone with different beliefs has no place in the human mind or heart.

I think television has had a vast, unbelievable impact on us.

I can barely walk, but it’s a privilege to be able to move at all.

There is no scriptural basis for segregation.

The most eloquent prayer is the prayer through hands that heal and bless.

The time has come for all evangelists to practice full financial disclosure. The world is watching how we walk and how we talk. We must have the highest standards of morality, ethics and integrity if we are to continue to have influence.

I wish I had been home more when the children were growing up. I missed a lot.

Everybody has a little bit of Watergate in him.

I was reared in the church, in the Presbyterian Church.

I think it is a sin to look at another person as inferior to yourself because of race or because of ethnic background, and I think the greatest thing to do is to pray that God will give you love for them, and I do.

Give me five minutes with a person’s checkbook, and I will tell you where their heart is.

If we had more hell in the pulpit, we would have less hell in the pew.

It is not the body‘s posture, but the heart’s attitude that counts when we pray.

The Gospel has never changed.

Self-centered indulgence, pride and a lack of shame over sin are now emblems of the American lifestyle.

Every day is a gift from God, no matter how old we are.

Make sure of your commitment to Jesus Christ, and seek to follow Him every day. Don’t be swayed by the false values and goals of this world, but put Christ and His will first in everything you do.

Everywhere I go I find that people… both leaders and individuals… are asking one basic question, ‘Is there any hope for the future?’ My answer is the same, ‘Yes, through Jesus Christ.’

The second coming of Christ will be so revolutionary that it will change every aspect of life on this planet. Disease will be eliminated. Death will be abolished. War will be eradicated. Nature will be transformed.

All my life I’ve been taught how to die, but no one ever taught me how to grow old.

The New Testament says nothing of Apostles who retired and took it easy.

I haven’t been faithful to my own advice in the past. I will in the future.

I don’t think the government should be in the trailer-park business. I don’t think they know how to run a trailer park.

The men who followed Him were unique in their generation. They turned the world upside down because their hearts had been turned right side up. The world has never been the same.

I’ve spent too much time giving speeches, traveling the world.

Death wasn’t part of God’s original plan for humanity, and the Bible calls death an enemy – the last enemy to be destroyed.

Certainly a woman should never disguise the fact that she is a woman. A woman’s body is very beautiful.

The one badge of Christian discipleship is not orthodoxy but love.

We go on in our pleasures thinking they’re going to last forever.

Occasionally I’ve seen children become heavy-handed and insensitive when dealing with their aging parents, and it only caused resentment and hard feelings.

I found that this Parkinson‘s does slow you down, whether you want to slow down or not.

Scripture is filled with examples of men and women whom God used late in life, often with great impact – men and women who refused to use old age as an excuse to ignore what God wanted them to do.

I have never talked publicly or privately about the Jewish people, including conversations with President Nixon, except in the most positive terms.

Only when Christ comes again will the little white children of Alabama walk hand in hand with little black children.

Communism has decided against God, against Christ, against the Bible, and against all religion.

I’ve read the last page of the Bible. It’s all going to turn out all right.

As I approached my 95th birthday, I was burdened to write a book that addressed the epidemic of ‘easy believism.’ There is a mindset today that if people believe in God and do good works, they are going to Heaven.

For those of you who do not know Him, choosing your eternal home is the most important decision you will ever make.

If you’d have said Evangelical in 1957, most people wouldn’t know what you were talking about. And then, they’d be against it.

I want to tell people about the meaning of the cross.

‘Hope and change’ has become a cliche in our nation, and it is daunting to think that any American could hope for change from what God has blessed.

Only God Himself fully appreciates the influence of a Christian mother in the molding of character in her children.

Whenever I counsel someone who feels called to be an evangelist, I always urge them to guard their time and not feel like they have to do everything.

Suppose you could gain everything in the whole world, and lost your soul. Was it worth it?

When I was young, I could not imagine being old. My mother said, and the doctor confirmed, that I had an unusual amount of energy; and it followed me into young adulthood.

When granted many years of life, growing old in age is natural, but growing old with grace is a choice. Growing older with grace is possible for all who will set their hearts and minds on the Giver of grace, the Lord Jesus Christ.

As a former resident with strong personal and ministry ties to the North Star State, I pray that the good people of Minnesota will show their support for God’s definition of marriage, between a man and a woman.

I can’t explain 9/11, except the evil of man.

I have discovered that just because we grow weaker physically as we age, it doesn’t mean that we must grow weaker spiritually.

Only the supernatural love of God through changed lives can solve the problems that we face in our world.

Many churches today have special programs for people who are grieving, and these can be very helpful.

Growing old has been the greatest surprise of my life.

I don’t have to see a murder in order to condemn murder.

It’s no secret that in New York during the last 30 years there has been a tragic exodus from the churches into materialism, secularism and humanism.

Almost everybody will listen to you when you tell your own story.

The human heart is the same the world over.

The only time my prayers are never answered is on the golf course.

God is more interested in your future and your relationships than you are.

I kept a very full diary of my relationship with Nixon, for some strange reason, until he became president.

People have a negative impression of New York that I don’t think is quite fair.

I think Pat Robertson is a terrific fellow.

Even the securest financial plan and the finest health coverage aren’t enough to hold us steady when the challenges come… We need something more, something deeper and unshakeable, something that will see us through life’s hard times.

Our society strives to avoid any possibility of offending anyone – except God.

A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his parents will not have true respect for anyone.

I’m thankful for the incredible advances in medicine that have taken place during my lifetime. I almost certainly wouldn’t still be here if it weren’t for them.

Old is authentic. Old is genuine. Old is valuable.

I think where political issues invade moral situations, spiritual leaders have to speak out.

Prayer is simply a two-way conversation between you and God.

There is nothing wrong with men possessing riches. The wrong comes when riches possess men.

I’ve been praying that we might have a spiritual awakening. But I think that becomes possible as individuals surrender their lives fresh and anew to Christ.

I am amazed at the wonders of technology and am grateful for the ways in which we are able to use it to share the Gospel around the world.

I’m going to Heaven just like the thief on the cross who said in that last moment: ‘Lord, remember me.’

The framers of our Constitution meant we were to have freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.

Don’t get old, if you can avoid it.

Oral Roberts was a man of God and a great friend in ministry. I loved him as a brother.

I first met Bev Shea while in Chicago when he was on Moody Radio. As a young man starting my ministry, I asked Bev if he would join me. He said yes, and for over 60 years we had the privilege of ministering together across the country and around the world.

God will prepare everything for our perfect happiness in heaven, and if it takes my dog being there, I believe he’ll be there.

I fell and broke my pelvic bone in three places. So, I’m still sort of an invalid now.

Christ was God in human flesh, and He proved it by rising from the dead.

God’s mercy and grace give me hope – for myself, and for our world.

My wife is already in Heaven.

Spend more time in study and prayer. That’s the secret of successful evangelism.

We are not cisterns made for hoarding, we are channels made for sharing.

It is well known that the Soviet Union closely regulates all organizations and movements, including religion.

A real Christian is a person who can give his pet parrot to the town gossip.

Many churches of all persuasions are hiring research agencies to poll neighborhoods, asking what kind of church they prefer. Then the local churches design themselves to fit the desires of the people. True faith in God that demands selflessness is being replaced by trendy religion that serves the selfish.

My home is in Heaven. I’m just traveling through this world.

To start with, I love New York… It’s a little bit of the whole world… In New York, the whole world comes to you.

Heaven gives us hope and makes our present burdens easier to bear.

Only God who made us can touch us and change us and save us from ourselves.

Rose Adams is a wonderful Christian woman who cared for my mother, Morrow Coffey Graham, in her last years of life.