Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.

All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree.

Preach the Gospel at all times, and when necessary, use words.

If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name in a Swiss bank.

When a woman rises up in glory, her energy is magnetic and her sense of possibility contagious.

It's really a wonder that I haven't dropped all my ideals, because they seem so absurd and impossible to carry out. Yet I keep them, because in spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart.

Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

My idea of heaven is a place where the Tyne meets the Delta, where folk music meets the blues.

Moral indignation - jealousy with a halo.

Fearlessness is a result of faith in oneself and faith in God.

We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.

Being spiritual has nothing to do with what you believe and everything to do with your state of consciousness.

All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness ... the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.

The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken.

Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song.

Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people.

I don't think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains.

If God made anything better than women, I think he kept it for himself.

Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly, leave the rest to God.

The ink of the scholar is more sacred than the blood of the martyr.

The body of man is a limitation. Only the spirit opens onto the infinite.