Nothing does more to activate Christian divisions than talk about Christian unity.

A good man giving bad advice is more dangerous than a nasty man giving bad advice.

In the last century the Arab thinker Jamal al-Afghani wrote: 'Every Muslim is sick and his only remedy is in the Koran.' Unfortunately the sickness gets worse the more the remedy is taken.

You are not an agnostic.....You are just a fat slob who is too lazy to go to Mass.

Irishness is not primarily a question of birth or blood or language; it is the condition of being involved in the Irish situation, and usually of being mauled by it.

Human nature doesn't include all human beings. There are human beings who are indifferent to politics, religion, virtually anything.

Man watches his history on the screen with apathy and an occasional passing flicker of horror or indignation.

You can safely appeal to the UN in the comfortable certainty that it will let you down.

The sea which we think of separating the two island actually joins them.

I have a dream.” “Is your dream very big?” “No.” “Well is it very grand?” “Not either.” “Neither?” “Neither.” “What is it then?” “It is very shiny.

How we care for ourselves gives our brain messages that shape our self-worth so we must care for ourselves in every way, every day.

[T]he experience of mystery comes not from expecting it but through yielding all your programs, because your programs are based on fear and desire. Drop them and the radiance comes. (16)

Everyone wants to feel loved, but when all you feel is alone it's tough to accomplish anything else.

At the end, everyone just wants to be themselves.

It's more my own thing if I do instrumentals, but I also do really love collaborating with vocalists, so it's a good balance.

Take heed of critics even when they are not fair; resist them even when they are.

I want to do stories that inspire people.

A trap screenwriters can fall into is making scripts that are good reads, which doesn't necessarily mean it will make a good film.

The characteristic of the new birth is that I yield myself so completely to God that Christ is formed in me.