In the worst of times the best among us never lose their moral compass, and that is how they emerge relatively unscathed.

My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud.

Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.

No such thing as spare time, no such thing as free time, no such thing as down time. All you got is life time. Go.

I am an optimist because I want to change things for the better and I know that blood has to be spilled and disharmony and cruelty are necessary to do that.

I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend. It never freaks out on me, never runs. Friends may come and go. But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds

It's sad when someone you know becomes someone you knew.

I believe that one defines oneself by reinvention. To not be like your parents. To not be like your friends. To be yourself. To cut yourself out of stone.

Strength is the product of struggle, you must do what others don't to achieve what others won't.

There’s one thing about Black Sabbath which should not be understated: If Black Sabbath is missing any one of its members it’s no longer Black Sabbath.

We all learn lessons in life. Some stick, some don't. I have always learned more from rejection and failure than from acceptance and success.

You can make the world beautiful just by refusing to lie about it.

The afternoon knows what the morning never suspected.

On the occasion of every accident that befalls you ... inquire what power you have for turning it to use.

Prayer if it is real is an acknowledgment of our finitude, our need, our openness to be changed, our readiness to be surprised, yes, astonished by the "beams of love."

The way you get to know yourself is by the expression on other people's faces.

In times of temptation, of sorrow, of peace and of blessing, let us pray always, both alone and with our families.

A Conspiracy of silence speaks louder than words.

Life, it is not simple like a garden, where flowers are always flowers and weeds are always weeds.

Dear young people, Jesus wants to be your friend, and wants you to spread the joy of this friendship everywhere.

Once the call of God comes to you, start going and never stop.