Never be afraid to bring the transcendent mysteries of our faith, Christ's life and death and resurrection, to the help of the humblest and commonest of human wants.

Be patient and understanding. Life is too short to be vengeful or malicious.

Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones.

Pray the largest prayers. You cannot think a prayer so large that God, in answering it, will not wish you had made it larger. Pray not for crutches but for wings.

O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie! Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by.

I do not pray for a lighter load, but for a stronger back.

Jesus Christ, the condescension of divinity, and the exaltation of humanity.

Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks.

Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there.

The ideal life is in our blood and never will be still.

O, do not pray for easy lives.

It is indeed a mistake to confuse children with angels

Even the simplest wicker basket can become priceless when it is loved and cared for through the generations of a family.

Imagination is built upon knowledge.

When people give you their stated reason for doing something always assume they are giving you a reason that sounds good, but not the real reason.

I think there's a real joy in going to see movies when you discover them yourself.

Don't eat anything you aren't prepared to kill. Don't kill anything you aren't prepared to eat.

I thought you were going to break out into the running man, Carlton?

Even when you don't know, you're supposed to know.

The United States is a fake country.

I'm always looking at other artists and trying to get inspired by different things.