Work is fundamental to the dignity of the person. Work, to use an image, 'anoints' with dignity, fills us with dignity, makes us similar to God who has worked and still works, who always acts.

You pray for the hungry. Then you feed them. That's how prayer works.

The world tells us to seek success, power and money; God tells us to seek humility, service and love.

To change the world we must be good to those who cannot repay us.

Let us learn to live with kindness, to love everyone, even when they do not love us.

Let the Church always be a place of mercy and hope, where everyone is welcomed, loved and forgiven.

Having faith does not mean having no difficulties, but having the strength to face them, knowing we are not alone.

Holiness doesn't mean doing extraordinary things, but doing ordinary things with love and faith.

Throwing away food is like stealing from the table of those who are poor and hungry.

Wretched are those who are vindictive and spiteful.

Inequality is the root of social evil.

Sometimes you really want to say "Duh, " but you can't. It's a part of growing up, I guess.

The art of dressing is the art we all practice

Every generation rediscovers and re-evaluates the meaning of infancy and childhood.

This party is just full of children, and someone needs to leave them in a hot car.

You are no better than you should be.

During the Cold War, we lived in coded times when it wasn't easy and there were shades of grey and ambiguity.

The way the parts of me sometimes disagree, it's a wonder this body doesn't shatter.

Large increases in cost with questionable increases in performance can be tolerated only in race horses and fancy women.

But in the hero ne'er forget the man.

It seemed like my favourite kind of job - a wonderful chance to ask something absolutely fundamental: the fate of the Universe and whether the Universe was infinite or not