Even if no command to pray had existed our very weakness would have suggested it.

Time spent in prayer is never wasted.

Courage is a virtue only so far as it is directed by prudence.

I would have no desire other than to accomplish thy will. Teach me to pray pray thyself in me.

Worry is the cross which we make for ourselves by overanxiety.

You are blessed with a knack for sucking the wonder out of the extraordinary.

The courage of the Syrian protesters is remarkable, for they face prison, torture, or death every time they lift a banner.

I don't discount belief. I just discount most of the things that people believe in.

Messi scores a goal and celebrates. Cristiano scores a goal and poses like he's in a shampoo commercial.

I always remember writing a page of jokes for a comedian and handing it to him backstage at a club and he read it and then took his cigarette lighter and lit the page on...

We want to know that we're not alone with our loneliness or loss.

It is not fair to treat as serious that which is only said in joke.

Your happiness depends upon your very own thoughts. No one else can think your thoughts for you. Deliberately think thoughts of what you want because they're the thoughts that make you happy.

Never forget that the end of a sermon is the salvation of the people.

May your voice be loving enough to silence your own fears.