There will be peace on earth when there is peace among the world religions.

God's love does not protect us from suffering. God's love protects us in the midst of suffering.

All historical experience demonstrates the following: Our earth cannot be changed unless in the not too distant future an alteration in the consciousness of individuals is achieved.

There will be no peace among the nations without peace among the religions. There will be no peace among the religions without dialogue among the religions.

In the last resort, a love of God without love of humanity is no love at all.

Time and again we see leaders and members of religions incite aggression, fanaticism, hate, and xenophobia - even inspire and legitimate violent and bloody conflicts.

Alluding to hell is a warning that a person can completely neglect his purpose in life. I don't believe in an eternal hell.

And a third thing is the understanding of the Church as a community, a communion which is just a hierarchy but the people of God, whose servants are the priests and bishops.

After two world wars, the collapse of fascism, nazism, communism and colonialism and the end of the cold war, humanity has entered a new phase of its history.

It is not certain that everything is certain, neither is it certain that everything is uncertain.

We are conscious that religions cannot solve the economic, political and social problems of this earth.

It is when we are confronted with...poignant reminders of mortality that we become most aware of the strangeness and wonder of our brief life on Earth.

For it isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it.

One has always had a childhood, whatever one becomes.

I love buying things. I could be one of those crazy hoarders.

When you get to the place where you would worry, Stop and pray.

Death is like an arrow that is already in flight, and your life lasts only until it reaches you.

I'm an adventurer. I like invention, I like discovery.

Let me ask you: Should only children of the wealthy have access to quality early education? Should only children of the wealthy have access to a college degree? The answer - the only answer - is: no.

I'm a big believer in human nature.

Life is. I am. Anything might happen.