People of faith should be able to have confidence in their right to freely express and live their beliefs.

Everything we see in a Catholic church is there for a single purpose: to tell a love story.

I can say with total conviction that it was the Holy Spirit that chose, guided the election of Pope Francis.

In the pulpit, were supposed to present the teaching with all of its unvarnished clarity, but when you step out of the pulpit, you have to meet people where they are and try to walk with them.

There are serious problems that have to do with the environment, that have to do with the way in which we live and consume.

What the church is really concerned about is what endures.

The great American tradition is one of pluralism, not exclusive secularism. The strength of our country is reflected in the contributions that we all make to the common good.

Inspiration is the seed of imagination, where great ideas bloom

I'm just not sure that I'm good enough for her. She's a top shelf drink, I'm a house poured shot.

A picture is poem without words.

I see where America is going, and it's not good. It's really bad.

The dullness of certain people is sometimes a sufficient security against the attack of an artful man.

Ballet is a riddle of means and ends.

I put a mustache and some eyebrows on, and I looked just like Nicolas Cage. ... We have the same amazingly handsome good looks.

My back is thick with scars for protesting my freedom.

But classical music is not entertainment, and I feel viciously strong about that. Classical music is forever. Entertainment is something that is here today, and may be gone tomorrow.

Justice was born outside the home and a long way from it; and it has never been adopted there