Objectification is above all exteriorization, the alienation of spirit from itself.

Bread for myself is a material question. Bread for my neighbor is a spiritual one.

Every moral act of love, of mercy, and of sacrifice brings to pass the end of the world where hatred, cruelty, and selfishness reign supreme.

Perhaps the saddest thing to admit is that those who rejected the Cross have to carry it, while those who welcomed it are so often engaged in crucifying others.

The creation of the world is not only a process which moves from God to humanity. God demands newness from humanity; God awaits the works of human freedom.

The enslaving of the other is also the enslaving of the self.

Utopias now appear much more realizable than one used to think. We are now faced with a different new worry: How to prevent their realization.

The meaning of conservatism is not that it impedes movement forward and upward, but that it impedes movement backwards and downwards—to chaotic darkness and the return to a primitive state.

Freedom is the power to create out of nothing, the power of the spirit to create out of itself.

Death, that final evil, is one of the paths to eternity. Endless life in the conditions of our existence would be a nightmare.

The overwhelming majority of people, including Christians, are materialists. They do not believe in the power of spirit. They believe only in material power.

The knowledge of God is a sacred pursuit.

The best place to start the evolution of the vertebrates is the imagination.

It really helps to take a breath and think about what you really want to do out there.

Teachers are no longer the fountain of knowledge; the internet is.

Play is really the work of childhood.

I've always liked libraries. They're quiet and full of books and full of knowledge.

I only eat fish - no chicken, no turkey, just fish. I get all my protein from fish and egg whites.

My heart I give you, Lord, eagerly and entirely.

Einstein said that "the most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious." So why do so many of us try to explain the beauty of music, thus depriving it of its mystery?

You can be the best person in the league but if you don't win championships, something's missing.