"I love God, Jesus Christ, my three children, mother, father, brother, sisters, family in general, my pets, my students, and true friends."

“The world would use us just as it did the martyrs, if we loved God as they did.”

“In however complex a manner this feeling may have originated, as it is one of high importance to all those animals which aid and defend one another, it will have been increased through natural selection; for those communities, which included the greatest number of the most sympathetic members, would flourish best, and rear the greatest number of offspring.”

“I was teaching airplane mechanics when I realized it was more fun to make them laugh. I was laid off one more time and I never looked back, although it was nice to have a steady paycheck and benefits.”

“Don't make me sad, don't make me cry. Sometimes love is not enough and the road gets tough, I don't know why.”

“Nine out of 10 people who recognize me recognize me from the commercials.”

“If there is one maverick molecule in all the universe, then God is not sovereign. And if God is not sovereign, He is not God.”

“Global warming threatens our health, our economy, our natural resources, and our children's future. It is clear we must act.”

“For all our conceits about being the center of the universe, we live in a routine planet of a humdrum star stuck away in an obscure corner ... on an unexceptional galaxy which is one of about 100 billion galaxies. ... That is the fundamental fact of the universe we inhabit, and it is very good for us to understand that.”