Human trafficking is an open wound on the body of contemporary society, a scourge upon the body of Christ. It is a crime against humanity.

You pray for the hungry. Then you feed them. That's how prayer works.

The world tells us to seek success, power and money; God tells us to seek humility, service and love.

To change the world we must be good to those who cannot repay us.

Let us learn to live with kindness, to love everyone, even when they do not love us.

Let the Church always be a place of mercy and hope, where everyone is welcomed, loved and forgiven.

Having faith does not mean having no difficulties, but having the strength to face them, knowing we are not alone.

Holiness doesn't mean doing extraordinary things, but doing ordinary things with love and faith.

Throwing away food is like stealing from the table of those who are poor and hungry.

Wretched are those who are vindictive and spiteful.

Inequality is the root of social evil.

Not every problem can be solved by you trying to get yourself killed.

In any assembly the simplest way to stop transacting business and split the ranks is to appeal to a principle.

I'm totally opposed to vouchers. I will fight them tooth and nail.

We win because we play together as a team.

How do you know I didn't bring you out here to dispose of you in private?

I always work from an outline, so I know all the of the broad events and some of the finer details before I begin writing the book.

There is nothing wrong with us sitting down and arguing that issue, that we are a European country.

I don't blame David Stern because a player gets on the court and he doesn't put out competitively. No one can make you play if you don't want to play.

Nothing is true unless it works. And it has to work for you, not for someone else.

All babies look like me. But then, I look like all babies.