Italians come to ruin most generally in three ways - women gambling and farming. My family chose the slowest one.

Let us remember the past with gratitude, live the present with enthusiasm, and look forward to the future with confidence.

I plead with you--never, ever give up on hope, never doubt, never tire, and never become discouraged. Be not afraid.

The ultimate test of your greatness is the way you treat every human being.

Do not forget that true love sets no conditions; it does not calculate or complain, but simply loves.

If you want peace, work for justice. If you want justice, defend life. If you want life, embrace truth.

The way Jesus shows you is not easy. Rather, it is like a path winding up a mountain. Do not lose heart! The steeper the road, the faster it rises towards ever wider horizons.

Nobody is so poor he has nothing to give, and nobody is so rich he has nothing to receive.

Allow the light and the healing presence of Christ to shine brightly through your lives. In that way, all those who come in contact with you will discover the loving kindness of God.

Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.

We are not the sum of our weaknesses and failures, we are the sum of the Father's love for us and our real capacity to become the image of His Son Jesus.

Personal relationships are always the key to good business. You can buy networking you can't buy friendships.

Judgement, not passion should prevail.

Velazquez found the perfect balance between the ideal illustration which he was required to produce, and the overwhelming emotion he aroused in the spectator.

Comedy is a socially acceptable form of hostility and aggression. That is what comics do, stand the world upside down.

If you have a sorrow that you cannot tell to anyone, you can go to our Father in Heaven.

Collage is an important part of my everyday life. I always did it kind of secretly but then started my blog where I post things almost daily.

I try to talk about policy issues intelligently, I try very hard to avoid thought bubbles. I make sure my speeches are well researched and footnoted. I make sure I am not talking through my hat.

We gild our medicines with sweets; why not clothe truth and morals in peasant garments as well?

Even though I'm not Jewish...Israel is one of the few causes I feel good about supporting.

I do not care a rap as to who gets credit for the work, provided the work is done.