Reforming the social structures which perpetuate poverty and the exclusion of the poor first requires a conversion of mind and heart.

You pray for the hungry. Then you feed them. That's how prayer works.

The world tells us to seek success, power and money; God tells us to seek humility, service and love.

To change the world we must be good to those who cannot repay us.

Let us learn to live with kindness, to love everyone, even when they do not love us.

Let the Church always be a place of mercy and hope, where everyone is welcomed, loved and forgiven.

Having faith does not mean having no difficulties, but having the strength to face them, knowing we are not alone.

Holiness doesn't mean doing extraordinary things, but doing ordinary things with love and faith.

Throwing away food is like stealing from the table of those who are poor and hungry.

Wretched are those who are vindictive and spiteful.

Inequality is the root of social evil.

Enjoy every day and make each day great

No matter what happens in the outside world, as long as you have faith in yourself, no darkness can touch you!

There are only five things you can do in baseball: run throw catch hit and hit with power.

I'm getting better at it everyday.

You can just sweep the floor generally and gain nothing from it. Or you can figure out the best way to sweep the floor, put your power into it, use it as a concentration exercise, and be meditative.

I always have something going on.

Silence creates it's own violence.

Some people, you know, should just go to college and do what they do and have a great job and not worry about trying to be famous as a singer. It's not for everyone.

Nature has not got two voices, you know, one of them condemning all day what the other commands.

I'll go anywhere to talk about the Constitution. I believe in trans-partisan organizing around these issues.