From aquaintances we conceal our real selves. To our friends we reveal our weaknesses.

The great gift of Easter is hope - Christian hope which makes us have that confidence in God, in his ultimate triumph, and in his goodness and love, which nothing can shake.

Death remains about the one certain fact in the lives of each one of us, and there will be suffering, sorrow, and sadness next week as there was last week.

We have really lost in our society the sense of the sacredness of life.

Deep down, we remain human, very human and have all the desires to love and be loved by one person.

Moral choices do not depend on personal preference and private decision but on right reason and, I would add, divine order.

Christ shared our experience; he suffered as we suffer; he died as we shall die, and for forty days in the desert he underwent the struggle between good and evil.

This is what we do. Not so much argue as joust, in jest. We can't stop pushing and pulling the taffy of words and concepts.

What we need is more people who specialize in the impossible.

We are totally committed to ending partition and to creating the conditions for unity and independence.

Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody.

The man who sees an opportunity and does nothing is asleep with his eyes open.

If all struggles and sufferings were eliminated, the spirit would no more reach maturity than would the child.

Follow your heart, Ithilnin," Albirich repeated. "Time is precious. Don't waste it living someone else's life.

I get offered movies probably twice a month and they are just generally bad.

Choose great people and shine in their shadows