My family background was deeply Christian.

It's not enough to attend church and pray every Sunday; you have to act.

A smile costs less than electricity, but gives much light .

Illness has always brought me nearer to a state of grace.

When they are assailed by despair, young people should let universal concerns into their lives.

It's true that humanity has seen a succession of crises, wars and atrocities, but this negative side is offset by advances in technology and cultural exchanges.

I came from a wealthy family. I made over my share of the estate to various charities.

After the war, prompted by the Cardinal Archbishop of Paris, I entered Parliament so that a priest could speak out for the poor, as canon law at that time still permitted.

The process of my transformation came to a head with my discovery of St. Francis of Assisi during a pilgrimage I went on with a scout troop from my school.

Those seven years in the cloister were the key to my life.

People are needed to take up the challenge, strong people, who proclaim the truth, throw it in people's faces, and do what they can with their own two hands.

His insights have come to him through a crack in the veneer of civilization, which was also a crack in his own soul. He had the courage to look in this direction.

It was then that I realized. There are a thousand ways to break a girl...but it only takes one to kill her. -Alyssa 'Blame It on the Pain

Should they inquire of the Dead on account of the Living?

... the vintage of history is forever repeating ~ same old vines, same old wines!

Strange that, the way happiness only works in retrospect.

People who have come from nothing and started their own business or opened up a whole new niche in a particular industry, they truly inspire me.

Oh, man, oh how I wish I didn't smoke or drink to reason with my head.

I do keep pre-occupied.

I like forms that are flexible, that can let you feel creative.

There's a lot of memorization that goes on in school. You memorize vocabulary words and all these sorts of things.