Seeing the sun, the moon and the stars, I said to myself, 'Who could be the Master of these beautiful things?' I felt a great desire to see him, to know him and to pay him homage.

The Lord has loved me so much: we must love everyone...we must be compassionate!

O Lord, if I could fly to my people and tell them of your goodness at the top of my voice, oh how many souls would be won!

Religion points to that area of human experience where in one way or another man comes upon mystery as a summons to pilgrimage.

The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true.

Of the five most important things in life, health is first, education or knowledge is second, and wealth is third. I forget the other two.

Make your decisions promptly. It is better to act quickly even though your tactics are not the best.

I had a New Year's kiss once. But it was like, "Let's start the year off together," and then we wound up breaking up the night after!

American liberty is premised on the accountability of free men and women for what they have done, not for what they may do.

It's a matter of keeping people on a spontaneous edge.

Money enhances a man, yes, as beauty enhances a woman.

The connection, that's what's important - that through this medium we can, perhaps, understand and touch each other.

I returned to Jerusalem, and it is by virtue of Jerusalem that I have written all that God has put into my heart and into my pen.