Beware of trying to accomplish anything by force.

You will accomplish more by kind words and a courteous manner than by anger or sharp rebuke, which should never be used except in necessity.

Reflect that in reality you have a greater need to serve [the poor] than they have of your service.

Strive to be faithful to that which God has called you.

Consider that the devil doesn't sleep, but seeks our ruin in a thousand ways.

We must give alms. Charity wins souls and draws them to virtue.

Disorder in society is the result of disorder in the family.

Remember that the Devil doesn't sleep but seeks our ruin in a thousand different ways

You will accomplish more by kind words and a courteous manner than by anger or sharp rebuke which should never be used except in necessity.

Be amongst the few who dare to follow their dreams.

Song falls silent, music is dumb, But the air burns with their fragrance, And white winter, on its knees, Observes everything with reverent attention.

Epistemology is the study of knowledge. By what conduit do we know what we know?

All I try to do is write music that feels meaningful to me, that has commitment and passion behind it.

This is eventually how Syria will be resolved - through a political settlement.

God gives every bird its food, but He does not throw it into the nest. He does not unearth the good that the earth contains, but He puts it in our way, and gives us the means of getting it ourselves.

I worked like a crazyman. I worked day and night, often days and nights at a time - without sleep. Gallons of coffee kept me awake; the paintings kept me fired up.

Becka might have been average in L.A., but average in L.A. is Queen of Mars in the visiting room of a federal penitentiary in North Carolina.

The knife is the balance point for survival in the bush. Without it, you have to stay on the move. With it, you create the opportunity to rest.

The cultural differences between Germany and Nigeria were extreme. The way they dress, the way they carry themselves, their religion. For two years I was overwhelmed.