Quotes about Challenges

Pray for me, that I may not flee for fear of the wolves.

Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them.

Just when we think we are the safest, when we feel no need to keep our guard up, to work on our inner integrity, to discipline ourselves for godliness — temptation will come!

The hiding of God's face is the essence of His discipline. Moreover, God never gives advanced warning when He will be hiding His face. If only He would say, "Next Tuesday about 3:20 P.M., you will notice that the light of My countenance will be withdrawn for a while." If only. Then we could be ready and not be shaken. But part of our preparation is learning how to respond in impossible situations when God seems very far away. And yet the widow was understandably in

I was one of the hardest-hitting conservatives on George W. Bush. Republicans didn't like me on George W. Bush. Republicans still don't like me on many things. If any Republican thinks I've been hard on Mitt Romney or Newt Gingrich or any of these guys, wait until Mitt Romney gets into office. I'll hold his feet to the fire just as much.

Songwriting is hard - it's so easy to fall into the same traps. It's not like I wake up and songs flow out of me.

Even when I was Archbishop of Wales and working with new bishops, I used to say, not realising quite how true it was, 'One of the things you will do as a bishop is disappoint people'.

Married life has become to many a necessary burden, but a burden that is shed very easily.

I had become so accustomed to succeeding that I no longer even remembered what it was like to fail.

Sometimes you must suffer through something to defeat your fear of it.

Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.

Reality's such a pain sometimes, you know?