Suffering is a call to conversion: it reminds us of our frailty and vulnerability.

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.

Empowerment is being aware that there is no one to blame for my choices and actions

Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.

Yoga is the fountain of youth. You're only as young as your spine is flexible.

The baresark loses all fear; his method is all-out attack, and invariably he takes his opponent with him even if he falls.

Playing for someone else's crowd is always difficult for any band.

... I'd always rather be with people who loved me too little rather than with people who loved me too much.

Singing was my first passion. Whenever I sing, I'm always so happy.

I come from a very left wing Socialist family, anti-war and anti-empire.

Somewhere at the heart of the universe sounds the true mystic note: Me.

If only the good were a little less heavy-footed