Faith does not contradict reason. Faith exceeds reason.

When we get ashes we are not publicly proclaiming our greatness, but God’s. We are not saying, 'look at how great I am,' but 'ask me about how great my God is!'

We can't understand our calling and our vocation until we listen to the Lord... until we look upon the Lord... until we realize who it is that we're really serving. Are we serving God? Or the world?

God made saints out of far worse people than you.

God will put someone in your path today who doesn't necessarily need you... but who desperately needs Christ in you.

God has great plans for you today... creative and unexpected means by which He will make you a saint. He needs only your joyful submission to His plan.

Giving God permission to make you a saint will ruin your life.

Pentecost is a celebration of God... a celebration of God's power... a celebration of God's desire to empower us and to dwell within us.

Authentic Christianity is a roller-coaster ride, not a merry-go-round.

The commandments are a gift, not a curse. Sin is less about breaking the rules and more about breaking the Father's heart.

If more husbands and fathers would put as much energy into their marriages and families as they do their jobs, the world would change.

What does the Lord God requires of us:To love what is good.To do justice.To do what is right.

You can't go around feeling too much.

Ninjas don't wish upon a star, they throw them.

To Lawren Harris art was almost a mission. He believed that a country which ignored the arts left no record of itself worth preserving.

If we could be pure dancers in spirit we would never be afraid to love, and we would love with strength and wisdom.

The only important thing in this life is to figure out how to use the experiences that you have to make the world a better place.

I do not care about the greatest good for the greatest number . . . Most people are poop-heads I do not care about them at all.

If I can add, say, 10 great new violin concertos to the repertoire before I'm done, that will be truly exciting.

That's basically what's going on now: Everything is propaganda.

In New York, you're forced to deal with life; it's there in front of you on a daily basis.