(RNS) — Famed evangelist Billy Graham, who died Feb. 21, would have celebrated the centennial of his birth on Wednesday (Nov. 7).
Here are 10 quotes from the preacher and people who knew and admired him over his 99 years of life:
“I have often said that the first thing I am going to do when I get to Heaven is to ask, ‘Why me, Lord? Why did You choose a farmboy from North Carolina to preach to so many people, to have such a wonderful team of associates, and to have a part in what You were doing in the latter half of the twentieth century — and beyond?”
— Billy Graham in the 10th anniversary edition of his 1997 autobiography “Just As I Am”
“That’s not true. Because I’ve lived to be my age and met so many people around the world, that just becomes second nature.”
— Billy Graham in an interview with Religion News Service in 1994 about how he is bothered “a little bit” by people who called him a name-dropper
“My parents have been an example to me all of my life. I watched my father, for instance, and saw no inconsistencies between his private and public life. That made an impact on me. … The Billy Graham that the world has seen in public is the same Billy Graham that I saw at home.”
— Franklin Graham in his 2002 book “The Name”
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