The council now beginning rises in the Church like the daybreak, a forerunner of most splendid light.

I want to throw open the windows of the Church so that we can see out and the people can see in.

Do not walk through time without leaving worthy evidence of your passage.

Prayer is the raising of the mind to God. We must always remember this. The actual words matter less.

What unites us, is much greater than what divides us.

See everything, overlook a great deal, correct a little.

Never Hesitate to hold out your hand; never hesitate to accept the outstretched hand of another.

I live by the mercy of Jesus, to whom I owe everything and from whom I expect everything.

Men are like wine - some turn to vinegar, but the best improve with age.

It often happens that I wake up at night and begin to think about a serious problem and decide I must tell the Pope about it. Then I wake up completely and remember that I am the Pope.

It is easier for a father to have children than for children to have a real father.

I shot through my twenties like a luminous thread through a dark needle, blazing toward my destination: Nowhere.

And off in the far distance, the gold on the wings of the angel atop the bell tower of San Marco flashed in the sun, bathing the entire city in its glistening benediction.

I hope your only rocky road is chocolate.

I love shopping, but I can find something to buy wherever I go! London is great for shopping, as is Los Angeles and New York - but I can find a good shop in the middle of nowhere!

With vision there is no room to be frightened. No reason for intimidation. It's time to march forward! Let's be confident and positive!

I never quit. I just got fired.

Ask BIG questions, find BIG answers.

I've learned to love my brown eyes.

The more we sweat, the less we bleed.

Threadbare his songs seem now, to lettered ken: They were worn threadbare next the hearts of men.