Quotes from James Dobson

If homes are going to survive, it will be because husbands and fathers again place their families at the highest level on their system of priorities.

A good marriage is not one where perfection reigns: it is a relationship where a healthy perspective overlooks a multitude of "unresolvables."

Extreme independence is as destructive to a relationship as total dependence.

It is our uniqueness that gives freshness and vitality to a relationship.

Respect is intended to operate on a two-way street.

My legacy doesn't matter. It isn't important that I be remembered. It's important that when I stand before the Lord, he says, 'Well done, good and faithful servant.' I want to finish strong.

Since 1775, when the first Continental Congress called for a national day of prayer, there have been such events called for by almost every President. I saw the figures - 34 out of 44 Presidents have called for a national day of prayer. Some of those who didn't have died in office.

Faith in God - life can never take you by surprise again.

The United States has been from the beginning greatly influenced and primarily influenced by the Judeo-Christian system of values.

Clearly, the Scripture tells us that we lack the capacity to grasp God's infinite mind or the way He intervenes in our lives. How arrogant of us to think otherwise! Trying to analyze His omnipotence is like an amoeba attempting to comprehend the behavior of man.

If you understand this basic concept, it becomes clear that every spending decision is a spiritual decision. Waste, for example, is not a squandering of our resources. It is a poor use of His.

It has been my observation that whatever a person hungers for, Satan will appear to offer in exchange for a spiritual compromise.