The true aim of our Christian life consists in the acquisition of the Holy Spirit of God.

Every success in anything we should refer to the Lord and with the Prophet say: 'Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to Your name give glory' (Ps. 113:9).

Acquire a peaceful spirit, and thousands around you will be saved.

Whatever you do, do it gently and unhurriedly, because virtue is not a pear to be eaten in one bite.

Establish yourself in God and then you will be helpful to others.

That I am a monk and you are a layman is of no importance ... rather that we are both in the light of the Holy Spirit ... Acquire peace, and thousands around you will be saved.

Maintain a spirit of peace and you will save a thousand souls.

The human spirit lies open to God alone, for it is a fathomless depth.

...it is up to us to add labors to labors in order to go from strength to strength (Ps. 83:7), and to come to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ (Eph. 4:13)?

Approach each new day as a new opportunity to be the person you aspire to be.

The best way to get OVER one is to get UNDER one

Love is a decision - not an emotion!

The really important thing to be was yourself, just as hard as you could.

The best Christmas present I got from my husband was a week to do whatever I wanted.

Sharks are being driven to extinction because people want to eat their fins and their flesh.

I am very proud of my nerd-dom.

A good mathematical joke is better, and better mathematics, than a dozen mediocre papers.

To have nothing is not poverty. [Lat., Non est paupertas, Nestor, habere nihil.]

... you watch Jimi Hendrix literally reinvent the instrument. He was playing from somewhere else. He was really a kind of hybrid, and I can't even begin to imagine where he came from