Listen to everything, forget much, correct little.

I want to throw open the windows of the Church so that we can see out and the people can see in.

Do not walk through time without leaving worthy evidence of your passage.

Prayer is the raising of the mind to God. We must always remember this. The actual words matter less.

What unites us, is much greater than what divides us.

See everything, overlook a great deal, correct a little.

Never Hesitate to hold out your hand; never hesitate to accept the outstretched hand of another.

I live by the mercy of Jesus, to whom I owe everything and from whom I expect everything.

Men are like wine - some turn to vinegar, but the best improve with age.

It often happens that I wake up at night and begin to think about a serious problem and decide I must tell the Pope about it. Then I wake up completely and remember that I am the Pope.

It is easier for a father to have children than for children to have a real father.

Words are the most powerful forces in the Universe.

The facts about our past are powerless against the blood of Jesus and the Truth of His Word.

The only time a man can be brave is when he is afraid.

Can you not see that women could do and would do a hundred times more for the slave, if she were not fettered?

I am indebted to [my grandmothers] always for cradling me in the heart of Christ and encouraging my passion to press towards the mark of the high calling on my life, wherever that takes me.

Empathy may be the single most important quality that must be nurtured to give peace a fighting chance.

Art is a tool that isnt used enough to effect change.

The regenerated do not go to war, nor engage in strife. They are children of peace who have beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning forks, and know no war.

Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose.

The human brain is by far the most complex physical object known to us in the entire cosmos.