It fills me with joy to realize that I can lay down my life daily for God, that I can sacrifice it willingly for Him. I may not be a martyr for the faith, but I can be a martyr of charity.

There are no difficulties except for those who worry too much about tomorrow.

We cultivate a very small field for Christ, but we love it, knowing that God does not require great achievements but a heart that holds back nothing for self.

Strength of character is certainly needed to face life in the world and to stand by right principles, especially in the age in which we live.

Do not look back to the past, nor forward to the future. Claim only the present, for it holds God's will.

Let us never lose courage or despair of God's mercy. We have only to humble ourselves before God in order to obtain grace to become all that we ought to be.

If we love Jesus, we shall be loved in return by Him, and that is perfect happiness.

He will never let the trial surpass the strength He gives you, and at the very moment you think yourself overwhelmed by sorrow, He will lift you up and give you peace.

Love aright and you will never be sad. Embrace God's will and you will be filled with joy and peace.

Strengthen in us, O God, the work You have begun in us.

Humility is the virtue that requires the greatest amount of effort.

Sixty years is too brief a compass for man’s imagination. The incomplete joys of this world can never satisfy his heart.

The universe belongs to you, and you belong to your conscience.

Creativity to me is the life force that is in us. It’s an animalistic instinct for survival.

An attack on the roots of passion means an attack on the roots of life.

Frankly, too many women treat their husbands as accessories instead of priorities.

I think it's important to keep the audience interested. But the best advice that I've gotten is to live in the moment. Sometimes you can get too into your head when you're in a scene.

President Bush bet his presidency-and America's world leadership-on the war in Iraq. Tragically, it looks as though he bit off more than the American people were willing to chew.

So the good prince was a murderer and the evil queen wasn't a witch after all.

As an alcoholic, you will violate your standards quicker than you can lower them.

I wish for many reasons flying had never been invented.