To love others we must first learn to love ourselves.

We can only keep what we have by being willing to freely give it away; a paraphrase of Jesus Christ.

Best smiles come after the toughest time.

Religion is like a blind man looking in a black room for a black cat that isn't there, and finding it.

Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength.

If God is for us, who can be against us?

If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn't love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.

Why not learn to enjoy the little things-there are so many of them.

Remember the past, plan for the future, but live for today, because yesterday is gone and tomorrow may never come.

War does not determine who is right - only who is left.

God helps those who help themselves.

Affirming others isn’t ‘flattering’ them—it’s when you genuinely and consistently acknowledge their efforts and accomplishments, both large and small. Make affirmation a habit and watch what happens!

Believe in your dreams even when they seem lost

In a war situation or where violence and injustice are prevalent, poetry is called upon to be something more than a thing of beauty.

The appointing power of the Pope is treated as a public trust, and not as a personal perquisite.

It is sad and wrong to be so dependent for the life of my life on any human being as I am on you; but I cannot by any force of logic cure myself at this date, when it has become second nature.

The point I'm trying to make is, I'm really quite neutral. I have not been conditioned.

Christianity, boring? So is television...if we don't plug in.

A friend said to me, 'Be glad for your troubles - they strengthen you.' Well, if that's the truth, I'm going to be so strong they'll have to beat me to death!

I literally believe I'm going to do everything I set out to do, which is a pretty amazing feeling.

Inspiration is just one requirement for being a writer. Another is keeping regular working hours.