faith isn't faith until it's all we have to hold on to and knowledge fails us. When we pray for faith, we automatically pray for darkness. Think about it.

We don't change as we get older - we just get to be more of what we've always been.

Everything we do seeds the future. No action is an empty one.

Getting to know ourselves and learning to control ourselves are the two great tasks of life. Don't make up strange and exotic 'penances.' Simply say no to yourself once a day, and you will be on the road to sanctity for the rest of your life.

Our role in life is to bring the light of our own souls to the dim places around us.

The purpose of leadership is not to make the present bearable. The purpose of leadership is to make the future possible.

My limitations make space for the gifts of other people. Without the grace of our limitations we would be isolated, dry, and insufferable creatures indeed.