An old man said, We are not condemned because of our thoughts that enter us, but because we use our thoughts badly; our thoughts can cause us either to suffer shipwreck or to be crowned.

Teach the mouth to say what you have in your heart.

As far as you can, do some manual work so as to be able to give alms, for it is written that alms and faith purify from sin.

Do not give your heart to that which does not satisfy your heart.

Whenever we cover our brother's sin, God will cover ours; whenever we tell people about our brother's guilt, God will do the same about ours.

If a monk can overcome two things, he can become free from the world. Bodily ease and vain-glory.

The beginning of evil is heedlessness.

If you think little about yourself, you will have rest wherever you reside.

Will not God, who has commanded men to act thus, do as much himself and even more? For God commanded Peter to forgive till seventy times seven.

I want to die like my grandfather died . . . peacefully in his sleep. Not like the other three people screaming in the car.

Vegetables are organized bodies that grow on the dry areas of the globe and within its waters. Their function is to combine immediately the four elements and to serve as food for animals.

I think the Pistons have such a well rounded team, which is why they're so successful. All you have to do is look at the stats defensively and at their rebounding and scoring.

The most interesting thing about this sport, at least to me, it the activity of preparation-any aspect of preparation for the games. The thrill isn't in the winning, it's in the doing.

The greater number of men are merely corporals.

Write from the soul, not from some notion what you think the marketplace wants. The market is fickle; the soul is eternal.

I think I was obsessed with the culture of riding. I got sick of having to date guys who rode motorcycles for me to be on them.

A woman's mink coat represents the sacrifice of a lot of little animals, including her husband.

Artie travels all the time. The rehearsals were just miserable. Artie and I fought all the time. He didn't want to do the show with my band; he just wanted me on acoustic guitar.

Sometimes I write with music on, and if I'm in a good flow, I don't even hear it.