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.

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.

With Ed, I always pushed away the good and only heard the bad. Today, I let in the good.

She wonders if this is what people call falling in love, the desire to be with someone for every minute of the rest of her life so strong that sometimes she is frightened of herself.

Money not spent on a luxury one considered even briefly is the equivalent of windfall income and should be spent accordingly.

If you hate something thoroughly without knowing why, you can be sure there is something of it in your own nature.

The importance of 'Dream School' is monumental. Helping to inspire these students to reach their potential is personally gratifying.

Time is the most valuable thing you have - and I'm not just talking about the minutes for which you're paid.

Before you find out who you are, you have to figure out who you aren't.

I think one of the dangers of humor is becoming seduced by it and sacrificing the story for a few laughs.

It was only after the earthquake that the health minister said mental health should be a priority and that the issue was talked about.

My life is like the summer rose That opens to the morning sky, But ere the shades of evening close Is scattered on the ground - to die.