Nothing, how little so ever it be, if it is suffered for God’s sake, can pass without merit in the sight of God.

Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be.

The more humble and obedient to God a man is, the more wise and at peace he will be in all that he does.

If God were our one and only desire we would not be so easily upset when our opinions do not find outside acceptance.

All men desire peace, but very few desire those things that make for peace.

A book has but one voice, but it does not instruct everyone alike.

If thou art willing to suffer no adversity, how wilt thou be the friend of Christ?

Learned arguments do not make a man holy and righteous, whereas a good life makes him dear to God.

Jesus has now many lovers of the heavenly kingdom but few bearers of His cross.

Those who attempt to search into the majesty of God will be overwhelmed with His Glory!

First keep the peace within yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.

How beautiful it will be if your heart grows only the flowers of love and kindness.

The first step to empathy and compassion is realising the similarities between yourself and those that are suffering

I fell asleep that night in the arms of a killer. I'd never slept better.

The misfortune of the man of color is having been enslaved. The misfortune and inhumanity of the white man are having killed man somewhere.

Because I trained in theater, I always leave a film shoot feeling like I haven't done anything, like I just sat in front of the camera and whispered, essentially.

I'm happy in English studios. I just feel like there's no pressure anywhere.

I don't think in art there is ever a precedent; each moment is a new one and terrifying and threatening and bursting with hope.

There have been times I almost got a persecution complex. I felt like people wouldn't let me grow up. They always saw me as a smiling kid or goofy teenager, no matter how much I'd changed.

Both sides are divided and Western countries collaborate with Muslim countries and vice versa.

And the Tea Party represents many of us who believe that we are taxed enough already. We believe in free markets.