The Mother of Sorrows is my confidante, my teacher, my counselor, and my powerful advocate.

The root of all evil is 'I', 'Me' , 'Mine'.

Be content to progress in slow steps until you have legs to run and wings with which to fly.

It would be easier for the world to survive without the sun than to do so without the Holy Mass.

Pray, Hope, and Don't Worry

The Cross will not crush you; if its weight makes you stagger, its power will also sustain you.

Pray with perseverance, with faith, with calmness and serenity.

If you have the courage to imitate Mary Magdalene in her sins, have the courage to imitate her penance!

Humility and purity are the wings which carry us to God and make us almost divine.

Peace is the simplicity of heart, serenity of mind, tranquility of soul, the bond of love.

Your temptations are from the devil and from Hell; but your sufferings and afflictions are from God and Heaven.

I was nearly unnerved at my proximity to a nameless thing at the bottom of a pit.

How I wished all my problems were just a piece of cake. Eat it entirely and then it's all gone.

Rap's conscious response to the poverty and oppression of U.S. blacks is like some hideous parody of sixties black pride.

Appearances are deceitful, I know, but so long as they are, there's nothing like having them deceive for us instead of against us.

I've met a lot of pin-up girls, but I've never been able to pin one down

Let nothing and nobody break your spirit. Let the unity in the community remain intact.

Never apologize for your cooking.

We start with a rehearsal where the actors kind of bring what they think should be in the scene. But we film everything, and we use cuts of this first take, also.

Where misunderstanding serves others as an advantage, one is helpless to make oneself understood.

I think it's just entertainment for people that are interested in the form. To sing along to and be psyched by.