Stay with me, Lord, for as poor as my soul is I want it to be a place of consolation for You. . .

The root of all evil is 'I', 'Me' , 'Mine'.

Be content to progress in slow steps until you have legs to run and wings with which to fly.

It would be easier for the world to survive without the sun than to do so without the Holy Mass.

Pray, Hope, and Don't Worry

The Cross will not crush you; if its weight makes you stagger, its power will also sustain you.

Pray with perseverance, with faith, with calmness and serenity.

If you have the courage to imitate Mary Magdalene in her sins, have the courage to imitate her penance!

Humility and purity are the wings which carry us to God and make us almost divine.

Peace is the simplicity of heart, serenity of mind, tranquility of soul, the bond of love.

Your temptations are from the devil and from Hell; but your sufferings and afflictions are from God and Heaven.

Earth's crammed with heaven...But only he who sees, takes off his shoes.

Champions invariably have fervent philosophical beliefs. Philosophy, in its simplest terms, means 'the love of wisdom.'

Don't wait for answers, just take your chances. Don't ask me why.

If I'm going to leave my family for any length of time, it had better be for a role that I haven't played before, with great people. It had better be fun.

Nothing commends a radical change to an Englishman more than the belief that it is really conservative.

...The very nature of interstate war puts innocent civilians into great jeopardy, especially with modern technology.

If I had my way, sporting guns would be strictly regulated, the rest would be confiscated

It's a mistake to think that once you're done with school you need never learn anything new.

Verbal communication about music is impossible except among musicians.

Nine-tenths of our measures for preventing vice are really protective towards it, because they ward off the penalty.