[My mother tongue is] Albanian. But, I am equally fluent in Bengali (language of Calcutta) and English.

Hungry not only for bread - but hungry for love. Naked not only for clothing - but naked of human dignity and respect. Homeless not only for want of a home of bricks - but homeless because of rejection.

I repeat that the poor, the sufferers from leprosy, the rejected, the alcoholics, whom we serve, are beautiful people. Many of them have wonderful personalities. The experience which we have by serving them, we must pass on to people who have not had that wonderful experience.

It is more difficult to fight poverty in a rich country than in a poor one.

To be able to proclaim the Good News to the poor we must know what is poverty.

Just show up and things will happen.

What is called generosity is usually only the vanity of giving; we enjoy the vanity more. If you can't feed a hundred people, then just feed one.