If we wish to follow Christ closely, we cannot choose an easy, quiet life. It will be a demanding life, but full of joy.

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.

Surrender to God... When you surrender, God steps in for you and takes charge...By surrendering, automatically, the onus of your happiness and well being shifts on God.

If you have to put someone on a pedestal, put teachers. They are society's heroes.

The way the world sees women vs. men is a subject that really interests me.

What the elements are to chemistry, what the sounds are to music, are words to language.

When there's nothing left, there's always music, that's all I've ever known.

Fashion is above all an art of change.

Bang goes another kanga on the bonnet of the van

Promise demands Process.

Fairy tales have a hidden power, and their appeal never ends. They're the best way to get messages across.

We are mass energy. Everything is energy. EVERYTHING.