What we need is love without getting tired.

Failure is nothing but the kiss of Jesus.

Real prayer is union with God, a union as vital as that of the vine to the branch.

There should be less talk. . . . What do you do then? Take a broom and clean someone's house. That says enough.

The first time I received an award, I was very surprised. I did not know whether to accept it or not. But I came to the conclusion that I should accept awards in the name of the poorest poor, as a form of homage to them. I think that basically, when awards are given to me, the existence of the poor in the world is being recognized.

Any country that accepts abortion is not teaching its people to love but to use violence to get what they want.

The biggest disease today is not leprosy or cancer or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling or being unwanted, uncared for, deserted by everybody. The greatest evil is the lack of love and charity, the terrible indifference towards one's neighbor who lives at the roadside, the victim of exploitation, corruption, poverty, and disease.