Billy Graham
Billy Graham
William Franklin "Billy" Graham, Jr.is an American evangelical Christian evangelist, ordained as a Southern Baptist minister, who rose to celebrity status in 1949 reaching a core constituency of middle-class, moderately conservative Protestants. He held large indoor and outdoor rallies; sermons were broadcast on radio and television, some still being re-broadcast today. In his six decades of television, Graham is principally known for hosting the annual Billy Graham Crusades, which he began in 1947, until he concluded in 2005, at the...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionReligious Leader
Date of Birth7 November 1918
CityCharlotte, NC
CountryUnited States of America
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.
Over the years I've seen people lose a spouse and then withdraw and lose interest in life, and I believe we need to resist that.
I can barely walk, but it's a privilege to be able to move at all.
I'm not an analyzer. I've got a son that analyzes everything and everybody. But I don't analyze people.
If you'd have said Evangelical in 1957, most people wouldn't know what you were talking about. And then, they'd be against it.
Throughout my ministry, I have sought to build bridges between Jews and Christians.
It's sometimes comical to hear the younger generation ask their peers to repeat themselves.
I have the problems of, I must confess, old age.
I don't think there is a single social issue I haven't spoken on.
I am just one of many thousands called to be an evangelist.
A lot of Jews are great friends of mine.
I've spent too much time giving speeches, traveling the world.
I don't think I get angry.
There are a lot of groups that feel a little bit strange around me, because I am inclusive.