The paradox of faith is that when we conform our lives to Christ then we gain our true freedom. And its fruit is profound and lasting happiness.

My parents would always trace the sign of the cross on our foreheads before they kissed us goodnight.

The only thing that I am ambitious about is to live a good life. Full stop.

In the eyes of the Catholic Church, abortion is a tragedy. Our principle objective must be to try and win greater sympathy for that perspective and for the value of human life from its beginnings.

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.

Our best today; better tomorrow.

I was a commodity, like a hot dog. It was like hot dogs and Betty Hutton.

One forgets the fear of heights when one cannot fall

How does a man decide in what order to abandon his life?

Not sure if that will benefit me or hurt me, but I know I have the skills and am ready to play in the NBA regardless of my ethnicity.

The human body experiences a powerful gravitational pull in the direction of hope

No coach who is coaching kids should ever curse a kid.

Poetry is the one thing that isn't contaminated, the one thing that isn't part of the game.

I don't think it's that bad, I mean, I love people following me around and helping me do stuff.