Respect for life and for the dignity of the human person also extends to the rest of creation, which is called to join man in praising God.

Let us remember the past with gratitude, live the present with enthusiasm, and look forward to the future with confidence.

I plead with you--never, ever give up on hope, never doubt, never tire, and never become discouraged. Be not afraid.

The ultimate test of your greatness is the way you treat every human being.

Do not forget that true love sets no conditions; it does not calculate or complain, but simply loves.

If you want peace, work for justice. If you want justice, defend life. If you want life, embrace truth.

The way Jesus shows you is not easy. Rather, it is like a path winding up a mountain. Do not lose heart! The steeper the road, the faster it rises towards ever wider horizons.

Nobody is so poor he has nothing to give, and nobody is so rich he has nothing to receive.

Allow the light and the healing presence of Christ to shine brightly through your lives. In that way, all those who come in contact with you will discover the loving kindness of God.

Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.

We are not the sum of our weaknesses and failures, we are the sum of the Father's love for us and our real capacity to become the image of His Son Jesus.

Pride is the archenemy of ministry.

Unlike grownups children have little need to deceive themselves.

Women are not all single-issue voters.

Dirt rolls from his palm, Blades of grass Tumble from his hair.

God help us -- for art is long, and life so short.

I have always been in a relationship. I don't remember the time when I wasn't in one

The happiest woman sees not gladness alone reflected from her mirror; its surface will inevitably be sometimes dimmed with sighs.

All poetry is an ordered voice, one which tries to tell you about a vision in the un-visionary language of farm, city, and love.

My eyes close and uncomprehendingly see the dream in the infinite space that stretches away, elusive, before me.

Even when I was down, I treated myself as a star and eventually the world would catch up.