God is not related to creatures as though belonging to a different "genus," but as transcending every "genus," and as the principle of all "genera.

The things that we love tell us what we are.

To pretend angels do not exist because they are invisible is to believe we never sleep because we don't see ourselves sleeping.

The greatest kindness one can render to any man consists in leading him from error to truth.

We must love them both, those whose opinions we share and those whose opinions we reject, for both have labored in the search for truth, and both have helped us in finding it.

Man cannot live without joy; therefore when he is deprived of true spiritual joys it is necessary that he become addicted to carnal pleasures.

For those with faith, no evidence is necessary; for those without it, no evidence will suffice.

If you can live amid injustice without anger, you are immoral as well as unjust.

To love is to will the good of the other.

Nothing created has ever been able to fill the heart of man. God alone can fill it infinitely.

How can we live in harmony? First we need to know we are all madly in love with the same God.

God, in his wisdom, sent us his angels, to whisper our names on the wind. God, in his anger, released his devils, to pester our souls to the end.

Tolerance over time breeds resentment. Only through understanding, that comes from the acceptance of one another's differences, shall we find true peace.

I'm not easy to live with. My wife is a saint.

When I'm lying drunk at an airport the press call me Irish... but when I win an Oscar, I'm classified as British.

I truly believe that [America loves] the people that don't play to the audience and are just themselves.

I don't know anyone who's suffered lung cancer.

Usually, the team that turns the ball over less will hold on to the ball more

I'm proud of my background, so I hope there will be more roles where Hispanics are being portrayed

I had rather munch a crust of brown bread and an onion in a corner, without any more ado, or ceremony, than feed upon turkey at another man's table.

The philosopher proves that the philosopher exists. The poet merely enjoys existence.