Heaven is not made for the slothful.

Cast yourself into the arms of God and be very sure that if he wants anything of you, He will fit you for the work and give you strength.

A joyful heart is more easily made perfect than a downcast one.

The best way to prepare for death is to spend every day of life as though it were the last.

To preserve our cheerfulness amid sicknesses and troubles, is a sign of a right and good spirit.

First let a little love find entrance into their hearts, and the rest will follow.

There is nothing the devil fears so much, or so much tries to hinder, as prayer.

The Lord grants in a moment what we may have been unable to obtain in dozens of years.

The greatness of our love of God must be tested by the desire we have of suffering for His love.

He who is unable to spend a long time together in prayer, should often lift up his mind to God by short prayers.

The cross is the gift God gives to his friends.

In my mind, there isn't as much of a distinction between documentary and fiction as there is between a good movie and a bad one.

I think children in general have a very hard time - at least I did - expressing any pain because I didn't want to hurt the people that I loved.

All babies look like Winston Churchill.

Old people, with other old people, are not so old.

A fool-proof method for sculpting an elephant: first, get a huge block of marble; then you chip away everything that doesn't look like an elephant.

I haven't done a marathon for a long time. So we'll see. I will need good luck.

Ah, March! we know thou art Kind-hearted, spite of ugly looks and threats, And, out of sight, art nursing April's violets!

Comedy and tragedy are two sides of the same coin. A talent in one area might also lead to a predisposition in the other.

The only difference between an artist and a lunatic is, perhaps, that the artist has the restraint or courtesy to conceal the intensity of his obsession from all except those similarly afflicted.

The pacifist's task today is to find a method of helping and healing which provides a revolutionary constructive substitute for war.