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.

I'm grateful for the opportunities God gave me to minister to people in high places; people in power have spiritual and personal needs like everyone else, and often they have no one to talk to.

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

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

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.

The Bible is clear - God's definition of marriage is between a man and a woman.

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

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.

Politics has always been ugly to me, and yet I accept that as a fact of life.

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

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

I don't eat with beautiful women alone.

Read the Bible. Work hard and honestly. And don't complain.

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

'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.

Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.

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

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

The Bible says that as Christians we don't grieve the same way people do who have no hope of eternity and of Heaven - but we still grieve.

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.

The greatest legacy one can pass on to one's children and grandchildren is not money or other material things accumulated in one's life, but rather a legacy of character and faith.

I can't prove it scientifically, that there's a God, but I believe.

Let me ask you a question: If you never ate a balanced diet, what would happen to your body? You know the answer: Eventually you'd grow weak; you might even open yourself to serious illness or disease. We all need a balanced diet if we are to stay healthy.

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

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

I still enjoy watching a batter successfully cross home plate, but nothing thrills me more than seeing the Holy Spirit at work in hearts as the Gospel is carried into stadiums, across the airwaves, and around the world.

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

Each life is made up of mistakes and learning, waiting and growing, practicing patience and being persistent.