The crucifix does not signify defeat or failure. It reveals to us the Love that overcomes evil and sin.

You pray for the hungry. Then you feed them. That's how prayer works.

The world tells us to seek success, power and money; God tells us to seek humility, service and love.

To change the world we must be good to those who cannot repay us.

Let us learn to live with kindness, to love everyone, even when they do not love us.

Let the Church always be a place of mercy and hope, where everyone is welcomed, loved and forgiven.

Having faith does not mean having no difficulties, but having the strength to face them, knowing we are not alone.

Holiness doesn't mean doing extraordinary things, but doing ordinary things with love and faith.

Throwing away food is like stealing from the table of those who are poor and hungry.

Wretched are those who are vindictive and spiteful.

Inequality is the root of social evil.

It’s amazing the damage we do to ourselves and others when all we’re trying to do is protect ourselves from being hurt.

Time has its own secrets, so it is best to wait upon it untill it tells.

Investment decisions and personal decisions don't wait for the picture to be clarified.

I don't want to rap about my car. How generic is that? Be creative.

Remember that your job as a practicing writer is to remember it's never going to be perfect on your first pass.

Unless you continually work, evolve, and innovate, you'll learn a quick and painful lesson from someone who has.

The scripture is God's plan on how we are to live our lives here and what we are to do to have eternal life.

To me, it is very important to have perfume in which it is hard to recognize a particular flower or scent. That gives a touch of mystery.

I study a lot of the greats; I study the current people out now and what people are listening to now. I don't shun anything away; I just check it all out and make my own judgment.

I suppose you know where this country would be, where the world would be, if everyone who got depressed by the papers stopped reading them.