[We are not] to take one step, even in the direction of what is good, beyond that to which we are irresistibly impelled by God, and this applies to action, word, and thought.

Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.

We must not wish for the disappearance of our troubles but for the grace to transform them.

Pain and suffering are a kind of currency passed from hand to hand until they reach someone who receives them but does not pass them on.

There are only two things that pierce the human heart. One is beauty. The other is affliction.

If you want to know what a man is really like, take notice of how he acts when he loses money.

A hurtful act is the transference to others of the degradation which we bear in ourselves.

There is one, and only one, thing in modern society more hideous than crime namely, repressive justice.

The joy of learning is as indispensable in study as breathing is in running.

Equality is the public recognition, effectively expressed in institutions and manners, of the principle that an equal degree of attention is due to the needs of all human beings.

More than in any other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems to spring from the fact that every layman considers himself a valid critic.

We no longer live life. We consume it.

Facebook is the perfect place to try on different identities until she finds one that sticks.

Money is human happiness in the abstract.

When we talk about the healthcare crisis in America we've got to also be talking about the dental crisis and how to address it.

Vodka does not ease back pain. But it does get your mind off it.

The denigration of those we love always detaches us from them in some degree. Never touch your idols: the gilding will stick to your fingers.

It feels amazing to be a role model for people with and without disabilities.

I think you can be defiant and rebellious and still be strong and positive.

Hopefully my hair grows really quick, I want it long again