All battles are first won or lost, in the mind.

Go forward bravely. Fear nothing. Trust in God; all will be well.

It is better to be alone with God. His friendship will not fail me, nor His counsel, nor His love. In His strength, I will dare and dare and dare until I die.

I am not afraid; I was born to do this.

How else would God speak to me, if not through my imagination?

I would rather die than do something which I know to be a sin, or to be against God's will.

[Before being burned at the stake for her faith:] Hold the cross high so I may see it through the flames.

Hope in God. If you have good hope and faith in Him, you shall be delivered from your enemies.

Every man gives his life for what he believes ... one life is all we have to live and we live it according to what we believe.

I was admonished ot adopt feminine clothes; I refused, and still refuse. As for other avocations of women, there are plenty of other women to perform them.

I am the drum on which God is beating out his message.

For the music to be over so soon. For the music to be over when it had just begun. That was really sad.

All of my friends were doing babysitting jobs. I wanted money without the job.

Until we're educating every kid in a fantastic way, until every inner city is cleaned up, there is no shortage of things to do.

It is only the first obstacle which counts to conquer modesty.

Sometimes you have to play in a position that you may not feel is your best.

I'm chasing perfection.

I always had to rely on humor and sarcasm. And when I started having kids, that doesn't work with kids. Kids don't understand sarcasm, and they certainly don't understand my humor.

It has been a privilege beyond belief for me to have represented the State of Louisiana in Congress and to have been given the blessed assignment of U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See.

If you can be not afraid to be laughed at, you could do so many things.

But your isolation must not be mechanical, but spiritual, that is, must be elevation.