Hell is full of the talented, but Heaven of the energetic.

Hold your eyes on God and leave the doing to him. That is all the doing you have to worry about.

In prayer, more is accomplished by listening than by talking.

Follow your own way of speaking to our Lord sincerely, lovingly, confidently, and simply, as your heart dictates.

Suffering borne in the will quietly and patiently is a continual, very powerful prayer before God.

Cordial love of the neighbor does not consist in feelings. This love flows not from a heart of flesh but from the heart of our will.

The great method of prayer is to have none. If in going to prayer one can form in oneself a pure capacity for receiving the spirit of God, that will suffice for all method.

With God there is no need for long speeches.

... in this valley of tears we must expect much sorrow and little consolation.

An evil discovered is half healed.

Is there world enough for me?

It mattered most to me then because of where I was in my life. So in a way, there isn't just one book that matters most, there might be several, or even a dozen.

Milk are for babies, when you get older you drink beer.

One of the most important disciplines in journalism is to challenge your working premises.

Every day is not perfect.

Ry Cooder for me is a master, a great master that has a wonderful feel for Cuban music. He's also paid tribute my talent a bit, even though I don't know half of what he knows.

April is a fun month.

A friend of mine took me to Memphis advised me that I should get in the musicians' union. He gave me a set of drums and said, Stay on the job, son.

Life would be very pleasant if it were not for its enjoyments.

It's not going to be about money. It's going to be about who am I, what have I done and where am I going.

When I see the first dailies on any movie, I usually feel that I had no idea how this combination of ingredients was going to mix together, what it was going to produce.