I toast the Pope, but I toast conscience first.

God has created me to do Him some definite service; He has committed some work to me which He has not committed to another. I have my mission.

To live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often.

Life passes, riches fly away, popularity is fickle, the senses decay, the world changes. One alone is true to us; One alone can be all things to us; One alone can supply our need.

Fear not that thy life shall come to an end, but rather fear that it shall never have a beginning.

If we are intended for great ends, we are called to great hazards.

It is often said that second thoughts are best. So they are in matters of judgment but not in matters of conscience.

We can believe what we choose. We are answerable for what we choose to believe.

Cruelty to animals is as if humans did not love God.

I sought to hear the voice of God and climbed the topmost steeple, but God declared: "Go down again - I dwell among the people.

When you feel in need of a compliment, give one to someone else.

I’ve finally figured out a way to stand strong on my own.

You have to believe in it to get it...

I'm a songwriter who just wants to bring people great songs.

Gourmandise is an impassioned, rational, and habitual preference for all objects which flatter the sense of taste.

This innocence begins to weigh me down.

Courage! Do not fall back.

People see what they want to see when they need to.

No stories or explanations,' Finnikin had once told him. 'When it comes to women, straight into an apology and you will find the rest of your life bearable.

I'm like a stuffed toy. You've never met me, but if you did, you'd just want to take me home and put me in your child's room.

What is it to you if I don't want others to want for me, if I want to want myself - if I want the impossible.