“After a sharp inward struggle, he concluded to stay and see it out. He should despise himself, more than he cared to face, if he gave in now.”

“Those were times when brave men who knew and loved their profession couldn't be overlooked.”

“Blessed is the man who has the gift of making friends; for it is one of God's best gifts. It involves many things, but above all, the power of going out of oneself, and seeing and appreciating what...”

“While he was conscious of improving at every stroke, he did not feel that the other was asserting any superiority over him; and so, though more humble than at the most disastrous period of his down...”

“Anyone who takes a decided line in certain matters, is sure to lead all the rest.”

“This work of making trade righteous, of Christianizing trade, looks like the very hardest the Gospel has ever had to take in handin England at any rate.”

“You see, in this country are a number of youths who do not like to work, and the college is an excellent place for them.”

“Sometimes the gap between what you are and what you want to be is a little piece of paper called your college degree. So jump.”

“I only want to write. And there's no college for that except life.”

“Jesus-shaped spirituality hears Jesus say "believe and repent," but the call that resonates most closely in the heart of a disciple is "follow me." The command to follow requires that we take a dai...”

“The engine that drives all your activities is hope. What you hope in shapes you.”

“I assumed my first undivided responsibility.”

“...the state of Virginia had turned down twenty-one thousand women for admission to state colleges in 1970 while not turning away a single man...”

“When we introduce new technologies into our classrooms we are teaching our students twice.”

“Understanding proximate cause is also like understanding your mother: It can take years and then, just when you think you have her figured out, she surprises you.”