Avoid failing, not only against purity, but even against the least rules of an exact modesty.

Let us throw ourselves into the ocean of His goodness, where every failing will be canceled and anxiety turned into love.

Entrust yourself entirely to God. He is a Father and a most loving Father at that, who would rather let heaven and earth collapse than abandon anyone who trusted in him.

The Cross is the way to Paradise, but only when it is borne willingly.

Place your hopes in the mercy of God and the merits of our Redeemer; say often, looking at the crucifix: There are centered all my hopes.

Be very careful to retain peace of heart, because Satan casts his lines in troubled waters.

Make great account of your precious trials, both interior and exterior; it is thus that the garden of Jesus is adorned with flowers, that is, with acts of virtue.

If you correspond to the designs of God, He will make a saint of you.

Meditation on Jesus Christ crucified is a precious balm which sweetens all pains.

I tell you that victory consists in conquering self. That is the greatest enemy.

The Passion of Christ is the greatest and most stupendous work of Divine Love. The greatest and most overwhelming work of God's love.

Thus I, gone forth, as spiders do, In spider’s web a truth discerning, Attach one silken strand to youFor my returning.

Think about it, if we fed our passion the way we fed our fears, we would be achieving our dreams and making the most of our years.

I grew up missing my mom while she was right in front of me.

Once you are satisfied with your goal, it is the real happiness.

I'm not going to benefit from free college education, but I think all those things are good for the country.

A great song will be great forever - it's timeless and classic in that way.

...(Charles) Reich discredits reason because it has been used to justify the war in Vietnam, which is like deciding that because your mother has cooked you a few bad meals you must never eat again.

The truth is I've worked a lot of things people would consider shitty jobs but I've never really hated any of them.

All poets, all writers are political. They either maintain the status quo, or they say, 'Something's wrong, let's change it for the better.'

Any religion has to have a practice. When you let it go so far from practice that it just becomes a matter of talk something bad happens.