What unites us, is much greater than what divides us.

I want to throw open the windows of the Church so that we can see out and the people can see in.

Do not walk through time without leaving worthy evidence of your passage.

Prayer is the raising of the mind to God. We must always remember this. The actual words matter less.

See everything, overlook a great deal, correct a little.

Never Hesitate to hold out your hand; never hesitate to accept the outstretched hand of another.

I live by the mercy of Jesus, to whom I owe everything and from whom I expect everything.

Men are like wine - some turn to vinegar, but the best improve with age.

It often happens that I wake up at night and begin to think about a serious problem and decide I must tell the Pope about it. Then I wake up completely and remember that I am the Pope.

It is easier for a father to have children than for children to have a real father.

I have looked into your eyes with my eyes. I have put my heart near your heart.

He's the sort of guy that gets a laugh out of people.

Never be paralyzed by fear, just by falling off a cliff

Ridiculous sums of money can be confusing.

I have lived my whole life on the stage and screen before you. I found purpose and meaning in your response.

The world is a tougher place to live in than it was back then, as we come into the computer age.

Crime goes up 10 percent due to the gambling by the third year after racinos or slot machines are open, and then it continues upward after that

Happiness does not depend on outward things, but on the way we see them.

I never fronted, you can get it if you want it... Won't say I'm the best, but I'm not that far from it.

Life is about becoming a better version of yourself.

The cross is the standing statement of what we do to one another and to ourselves. The resurrection is the standing statement of what God does to us in return.