Words and laws in this world made place for signs and symbols.

The agony of man is always longer than the fleeting moments of bliss. The trick is to reverse those two.

Showing your compassion to another human takes less energy than hating him.

Religion is like wax. How anyone deals with it is decisive for how it will look like.

To close a fellow human being in your heart compels more respect than attending 1000 Christmas Masses.

The blind cannot see, but nothing escapes him. The others can see but them eludes the things the blind can see.

The unknown is just as unknown as the ability to discover the known inside it.

Great minds don't think, they know.

I’ve never been jealous before I met you, it burns, luv. Like silver through my veins. Some nights, watching you with other men on your jobs, I think it will drive me mad. (Bones)

Disguise, I see thou art a wickedness, / Wherein the...enemy does much.

We may be confident in this: that in the pain of our suffering is the presence of a faithful God.

Rosemary Rodriguez directed on Rescue Me for us, and I love her. She's fantastic with actresses and she's got a great sense of humor. That was a huge thing for me.

One person seeking glory doesn't accomplish much. Success is the result of people pulling together to meet common goals.

Ask a scientist a very profound question on his science, and he will be silent. Ask a religious person a very simple question on his religion, and he will be frenzied.

You got to pay your dues to get the joke. Besides, laughter is cheap and very portable. If there's a pogrom, or they're blaming you for the plague, nothing is easier to pack than a sense of humor.

We've known for some time that we have to worry about the impacts of climate change on our children's and grandchildren's generations. But we now have to worry about ourselves as well.

The real platform for religion is based on the concepts of compassion, respect and consideration, not just for human beings, but for all forms of life.