Oh, 1994, April 27. There won't be a day like that ever again. I mean, the sky was blue, with a blueness that had never been there before.

I think it is a good exercise to ask oneself, "How would I have wanted to be treated?"

I certainly know that I would not be able to survive if it were not for the fact that I am being upheld by the prayers of so many people.

Resentment and anger are bad for your blood pressure and your digestion.

In order to turn around and do something better, we must first escape the vicious circle of self-righteousness and denial. And that calls for the humility to say "I'm sorry. Please forgive me."

The things [Pope Francis] has done in a short period of time: the fact that he does not live in a huge papal mansion and just dropped by in the dining room where ordinary people have meals. You think of his background, where he didn't use limousines in South America, that he used public transport.

If I diminish you, I diminish myself