“God does not give us overcoming life; He gives us life as we overcome.”

“There is no doubt that life is given us, not to be enjoyed, but to be overcome — to be got over.”

“God nowhere tells us to give up things for the sake of giving them up. He tells us to give them up for the sake of the only thing worth having--viz., life with Himself. It is a question of loosening the bonds that hinder the life…”

“I believe that a person should take an affirmative outlook. There are always problems in life, old and new, uncertainties, and unexpected contingencies. The optimal way to deal with this is not to give up in despair, but to move ahead using the best intelligence and resources that we have to overcome adversity.”

“God gives us life, but the world's landlord is the devil….”

“The Earth gives us life, not the American government. The earth gives us life, not the multi-national corporate government. The Earth gives us life. We need to have the Earth. We must have it, otherwise our life will be no more. So we must resist what they do.”

“The problem in public life is learning to overcome terror; the problem in married life is learning to overcome boredom.”

“Life is given to us, we earn it by giving it.”

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

“God does not answer our desperate questionings; he simply gives us himself.”