I am Patrick, a sinner, most uncultivated and least of all the faithful and despised in the eyes of many.

May the strength of God pilot us, may the wisdom of God instruct us, may the hand of God protect us, may the word of God direct us. Be always ours this day and for evermore.

Christ beside me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ within me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me.

If I have any worth, it is to live my life for God.

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

I arise today Through the strength of heaven: Light of sun Brilliance of moon Splendor of fire Speed of lightning Swiftness of wind Depth of sea Stability of earth Firmness of rock.

I am certain in my heart that all that I am, I have received from God.

He [God] watched over me before I knew him, and before I learned sense or even distinguished between good and evil, and he protected me, and consoled me as a father would his son.

Daily I expect to be murdered or betrayed or reduced to slavery if the occasion arises. But I fear nothing, because of the promises of heaven.

Sufficient to say, greed is a deadly deed. You shall not covet your neighbor's goods.

I pray to God to give me perseverance and to deign that I be a faithful witness to Him to the end of my life for my God.

Have you ever had a dream so strong it slapped you in the face every time you looked away?

...his vacant eyes took on a more sinister look, taking notice of us for the first time, a stranger in our midst, a monster.

Poetry is the key to the hieroglyphics of nature.

We are not only facing economic disaster and the question of peace and war. Ukrainians are traumatized by this Moscow-led aggression that has cost the lives of 5,000 people.

Most great fortunes are built slowly. They are based on the principle of compound interest, what Albert Einstein called, "The greatest power in the universe."

The motivating force of the theory of a Democratic way of life is still a belief that as individuals we live cooperatively, and, to the best of our ability, serve the community in which we live.

The sun never sets on my gallery.

Elections are about the future.

Biology will tell you a lot of things, but there are many that it can not explain and you need to look at physics instead.

One book that has influenced the writer very strongly is Winwood Reade's Martyrdom of Man...It is still an extraordinarily inspiring presentation of human history as one consistent process.