Creation is a book proclaiming the Creator. It is a book of beauty that our intellect reads, but through the passageways of our five senses.

The humble listen to their brothers and sisters because they assume they have something to learn. They are open to correction, and they become wiser through it.

Beauty is necessarily shrouded in mystery--which is part of its splendour.

Boredom comes not from reality but from people who are only half alive.

The main problem in developing a deep prayer life is by far the failure to live the radicality of the Gospel, hour by hour and day by day.

It is the saints who know what being in love is all about. Earthly love pales by comparison.

Though Jesus was in torture on the cross, He thought of praying for His persecutors, of caring for His mother, of securing the good thief's salvation.

She learns a valuable lesson: if you think you are good, just try doing good. You’ll soon find out how inadequate your little drop of goodness is.

What’s the difference between being dead, and just not knowing you’re alive?

I think piracy is a bit like drinking. You want to stay out all night doing it, you pay the price the next day.

We aren't going to choose paths of wisdom if we don't trust the One who has marked out those paths for us. Fear of the Lord is trust in the Lord

The best teamwork comes from men who are working independently toward one goal in unison.

Gratitude is a choice. Happiness is an attitude.

I've been playing the bad guy in the last seven or eight projects I've done. I like it. It's a lot more interesting! Being the good guy gets a little stale after a while, you know?

Iranians defend and present their Islamic and Iranian identity to other people worldwide.

After one of my plays came out, I had mixed reviews, some bad and some good. One day, it dawned on me. I thought, 'I wrote a play and he wrote a review, and that's the difference between him and me.'

I love going back in time, and the only time you can really do that is on a movie set.