A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his parents will not have true respect for anyone.
– Billy Graham
A real Christian is a person who can give his pet parrot to the town gossip.
– Billy Graham
Being a Christian is more than just an instantaneous conversion; it is like a daily process whereby you grow to be more and more like Christ.
– Billy Graham
Churchgoers are like coals in a fire. When they cling together, they keep the flame aglow; when they separate, they die out.
– Billy Graham
Comfort and prosperity have never enriched the world as much as adversity has.
– Billy Graham
Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.
– Billy Graham
Everybody has a little bit of Watergate in him.
– Billy Graham
God has given us two hands, one to receive with and the other to give with.
– Billy Graham
God proved His love on the Cross. When Christ hung, and bled, and died, it was God saying to the world, I love you.
– Billy Graham
I just want to lobby for God.
– Billy Graham
I've read the last page of the Bible. It's all going to turn out all right.
– Billy Graham
If a person gets his attitude toward money straight, it will help straighten out almost every other area in his life.
– Billy Graham
If we had more hell in the pulpit, we would have less hell in the pew.
– Billy Graham
No man ever loved like Jesus. He taught the blind to see and the dumb to speak. He died on the cross to save us. He bore our sins. And now God says, Because He did, I can forgive you.
– Billy Graham
No one will do it for you.
– Billy Graham
Only those who want everything done for them are bored.
– Billy Graham
Tears shed for self are tears of weakness, but tears shed for others are a sign of strength.
– Billy Graham
The Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep discouragement. I have to go to God in prayer with tears in my eyes, and say, 'O God, forgive me,' or 'Help me.'
– Billy Graham
The men who followed Him were unique in their generation. They turned the world upside down because their hearts had been turned right side up. The world has never been the same.
– Billy Graham
The most eloquent prayer is the prayer through hands that heal and bless. The highest form of worship is the worship of unselfish Christian service. The greatest form of praise is the sound of consecrated feet seeking out the lost and helpless.
– Billy Graham
The only time my prayers are never answered is on the golf course.
– Billy Graham
The test of a preacher is that his congregation goes away saying, not, 'What a lovely sermon!' but 'I will do something.'
– Billy Graham
There are nine orders of angels, to wit, angels, archangels, virtues, powers, principalities, dominations, thrones, cherubim, and seraphim.
– Billy Graham
There is nothing wrong with men possessing riches. The wrong comes when riches possess men.
– Billy Graham
When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost.
– Billy Graham
When anyone has the power to destroy the whole human race in a matter of hours, it becomes a moral issue. The church must speak out.
– Billy Graham
We're a diverse society, and I think the TV is doing a great job in showing that we're all human beings, that we can all get along, that we can all be together, and I think that's a marvelous thing.
– Billy Graham
There are two great forces, God's force of good and the devil's force of evil, and I believe Satan is alive and he is working, and he is working harder than ever, and we have many mysteries that we don't understand.
– Billy Graham
The word 'romance,' according to the dictionary, means excitement, adventure, and something extremely real. Romance should last a lifetime.
– Billy Graham
The time has come for all evangelists to practice full financial disclosure. The world is watching how we walk and how we talk. We must have the highest standards of morality, ethics and integrity if we are to continue to have influence.
– Billy Graham
The framers of our Constitution meant we were to have freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.
– Billy Graham
The Bible is clear - God's definition of marriage is between a man and a woman.
– Billy Graham
Read the Bible. Work hard and honestly. And don't complain.
– Billy Graham
Prayer is simply a two-way conversation between you and God.
– Billy Graham
Our society strives to avoid any possibility of offending anyone - except God.
– Billy Graham
Only God Himself fully appreciates the influence of a Christian mother in the molding of character in her children.
– Billy Graham
Only God who made us can touch us and change us and save us from ourselves.
– Billy Graham
Nothing can bring a real sense of security into the home except true love.
– Billy Graham
No matter how prepared you think you are for the death of a loved one, it still comes as a shock, and it still hurts very deeply.
– Billy Graham
My home is in Heaven. I'm just traveling through this world.
– Billy Graham
Man has two great spiritual needs. One is for forgiveness. The other is for goodness.
– Billy Graham
It is not the body's posture, but the heart's attitude that counts when we pray.
– Billy Graham
I've spent too much time giving speeches, traveling the world.
– Billy Graham
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.
– Billy Graham
I used to read five psalms every day - that teaches me how to get along with God. Then I read a chapter of Proverbs every day and that teaches me how to get along with my fellow man.
– Billy Graham
I look forward to death with great anticipation, to meeting God face to face.
– Billy Graham
I haven't been faithful to my own advice in the past. I will in the future.
– Billy Graham
I have the problems of, I must confess, old age.
– Billy Graham
I don't think the government should be in the trailer-park business. I don't think they know how to run a trailer park.
– Billy Graham
I don't have many sad days.
– Billy Graham
I can't prove it scientifically, that there's a God, but I believe.
– Billy Graham
I believe the home and marriage is the foundation of our society and must be protected.
– Billy Graham
God's mercy and grace give me hope - for myself, and for our world.
– Billy Graham
God's angels often protect his servants from potential enemies.
– Billy Graham
God will prepare everything for our perfect happiness in heaven, and if it takes my dog being there, I believe he'll be there.
– Billy Graham
God is more interested in your future and your relationships than you are.
– Billy Graham
Every year during their High Holy Days, the Jewish community reminds us all of our need for repentance and forgiveness.
– Billy Graham
Communism has decided against God, against Christ, against the Bible, and against all religion.
– Billy Graham
Believers, look up - take courage. The angels are nearer than you think.