The refectory is a cenacle in which the taking of food is transfigured almost into a sacrament.

What makes humility so desirable is the marvelous thing it does to us; it creates in us a capacity for the closest possible intimacy with God.

I have always felt that the moment when first you wake up in the morning is the most wonderful of the twenty-four hours.

Once allow your soul to be disturbed by any violent emotion and, like the waters of a tempest-tossed lake, it can no longer reflect the divine Image.

It is a very wonderful experience indeed, when, at fifty years old, you suddenly discover that for the first time in your life, you are really free to be yourself.

What makes humility so desirable is the marvelous thing it does to us it creates in us a capacity for the closest possible intimacy with God.

I honor the father in his son, not the son in his father. Each one receives a reward or punishment for his deeds, but not for the acts of others.

Never board a commercial aircraft if the pilot is wearing a tank top.

When you get to the end zone, act like you've been there before.

Being a professional ... is making fewer mistakes than others, as few as possible.

Al Roker said I am 80 years 'young'; it's like saying Al Roker is 320 pounds 'thin'.

A child's character develops in accordance with the obstacles he has encountered... or the freedom favoring his development that he has enjoyed.

Actually, I think that turning 29 was more difficult, because once I turned 29, I anticipated 30 for the whole year, so by the time 30 came around it really wasn't that bad.

Sometimes we don't find the thing that will make us happy because we can't give up the thing that was supposed to.

The largest part of goodness is the will to become good.

It's good for young people to be angry about something.