I come without five lire. I want to leave without five lire.

Remember: Christ is calling you; the Church needs you; the Pope believes in you and he expects great things of you.

If someone had told me I would be Pope one day, I would have studied harder.

God is our father, but even more is God our mother.

Playing sport has become very important today, since it can encourage young people to develop important values such as loyalty, perseverance, friendship, sharing and solidarity.

I am at best on the C list for Pope.

Even the young are killing each other.

I will see you tomorrow, if God wills it.

…having learned that people cannot be moulded like clay…

Writing is all about self-expression, we want to speak up, to get it off our chest. Whether we make an impact or not that is not for us to decide

Death is a distant rumor to the young.

It can be a little difficult to command attention when surrounded by lunatics.

My favorite film is "Meshes in the Afternoon," a short avant garde film directed by Maya Deren. This was the first film that I saw that was actually directed by a woman.

I always have to have breakfast before I leave the house, even if it's 4 A.M. and I'm not hungry.

We have an infinite amount to learn both from nature and from each other.

No Separation! We all bleed the same color! #ceasefire #peaceinthemiddleeast #livingforlove

To give a child liberty is not to abandon him to himself.

Frenchmen are like gunpowder, each by itself smutty and contemptible, but mass them together and they are terrible indeed!