Isn't it the moment of most profound doubt that gives birth to new certainties? Perhaps hopelessness is the very soil that nourishes human hope; perhaps one could never find sense in life without first experiencing its absurdity.

There are times when we must sink to the bottom of our misery to understand truth, just as we must descend to the bottom of a well to see the stars in broad daylight.

Whether all is really lost or not depends entirely on whether or not I am lost.

The salvation of the world lies in the human heart.

Nothing is more powerful than individuals acting out of their own conscience.

Human rights, human freedoms... and human dignity have their deepest roots somewhere outside the perceptible world... while the state is a human creation, human beings are the creation of God.

It is not enough to stare up the steps, we must step up the stairs.