...Since in the centre of the soul there is a mansion reserved for God Himself...

The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.

It is of great importance, when we begin to practise prayer, not to let ourselves be frightened by our own thoughts.

I am quite sure I am more afraid of people who are themselves terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself.

Love turns work into rest.

In order that love be fully satisfied, It is necessary that It lower Itself and that It lower Itself to nothingness and transform this nothingness into fire.

All the trials we endure cannot be compared to these interior battles.

Vivo sin vivir en mí... muero porque no muero. (I live without really being alive... I die because I am not dying.)

God withholds Himself from no one who perseveres.

If this is how you treat your friends, no wonder you have so many enemies.

Reflect carefully on this, for it is so important that I can hardly lay too much stress on it. Fix your eyes on the Crucified and nothing else will be of much importance to you.

Avarice is patriotic!

Today's developer is a poor substitute for the committed entrepreneur of the last century for whom the work of architecture represented a chance to celebrate the worth of his enterprise.

I am not naturally that thin, so I had to go through everything from using drugs to diet pills to laxatives to fasting. Those were my main ways of controlling my weight.

I don't like the showy nationalism - a tattoo, wrapping yourself in a flag - that doesn't matter to me. The way to show your patriotism and commitment is to go and support or play for your team.

Have them all shot. I don't want any of my workers dissatisfied.

To have my fan club. I am very proud of doing everything. I try to support my parents, friends and fans. I am also proud of my performing in the visual arts, and motion television.

Those of us who lived through the worst of the HIV/AIDS epidemic from the early 1980s through the mid-1990s have a very special spot in our heart for home-based health care.

If you know anything better than this candidly impart it; if not, use this with me.

I'm drinking champagne, got the head phones up high, can't numb you out.

Falling on your face, at the very least, is a forward movement.