Isn't it wonderful that two of the most sacred and symbolic plants, the olive and the vine, live on almost nothing, a terrace of limestone, sun and rain.

The way to do much in a short time is to love much. People will do great things if they are stirred with enthusiasm and love.

It is better to begin a great work than to finish a small one.

It is not so much what we say or do that educates; what really educates is who we are.

I wish that Christmas may be happy and heavenly, and the holidays glow with the gifts of the inner life that God will give to each one.

You must grow like a tree, not like a mushroom

To aim at the best and to remain essentially ourselves is one and the same thing.

Do not wait for ideal circumstances, nor the best opportunities; they will never come.

All sorts of spiritual gifts come through privations, if they are accepted.

Every friendship with God and every love between Him and a soul is the only one of its kind.

We must never try to escape the obligation of living at our best.

Each time, at the end of the day, we know it well: If we do not have love we would be nothing.

Parents aren't the people you come from. They're the people you want to be, when you grow up.

I will have thee, as our rarer monsters are, painted upon a pole, and underwrit: "Here you may see the tyrant, Macbeth

A blank page and time ignite infinite possibilities in a mind unyielding to boundaries.

I grew up all over Idaho - I was born in Emmett, a very small town.

I'm a pro-life, pro-gun Louisiana Democrat.

I think my life dramatically shifted when I met Lucas [Goodman] and it wasn't even planned. I had a very clear vision of what I was going to do.

As people turn to contraception, there will be a rise, not a fall, in the abortion rate.

Love has both its gall and honey in abundance: it has sweetness to the taste, but it presents bitterness also to satiety.

Don't waste your time with fear.. Fear won't keep you safe from being hurt.