The most holy and important practice in the spiritual life is the presence of God - that is, every moment to take great pleasure that God is with you

And it is not necessary to have great things to do. I turn my little omelette in the pan for the love of God.

To worship God in truth is to recognize Him for being who He is, and to recognize ourselves for what we are.

We ought not to be weary of doing little things for the love of God, who regards not the greatness of the work, but the love with which it is performed.

There's no greater lifestyle and no greater happiness than that of having a continual conversation with God.

In order to know God, we must often think of Him; and when we come to love Him, we shall then also think of Him often, for our heart will be with our treasure.

There is not in the world a kind of life more sweet and delightful, than that of a continual conversation with God; those only can comprehend it who practice and experience it.

Lord of all pots and pans and things make me a saint by getting meals and washing up the plates!

There is no sweeter manner of living in the world than continuous communion with God.

You need not cry very loud; he is nearer to us than we think.

Let us think often that our only business in this life is to please God. Perhaps all besides is but folly and vanity.

If you can't love yourself the world will only hate you.

When all seems hopeless, cross your fingers and stick with the secular prayer.

I am still hoping to see an America that would gradually move beyond race, only in times when old ideas would no longer lives and the new will grow with the young generation.

Let Death Bless Me With You

I have concluded that we are in a world made by rules created by an intelligence.

No man not inspired can make a good speech without preparation.

I'm vomiting days before I start shooting a new movie.

I can tell you that I think America is safer today than it was on 9/11. But that doesn't mean that we don't have a long way to go.

It is very necessary to have markers of beauty left in a world seemingly bent on making the most evil ugliness.

It is the stars, it is the ancient stars, it is the young and everlasting stars!