Purpose is what gives life a meaning.

All great discoveries are made by men whose feelings run ahead of their thinking.

Faith is a kind of winged intellect. The great workmen of history have been men who believed like giants.

Sometimes we may ask God for success, and He gives us physical and mental stamina. We might plead for prosperity, and we receive enlarged perspective and increased patience, or we petition for growth and are blessed with the gift of grace. He may bestow upon us conviction and confidence as we strive to achieve worthy goals.

To love another person is to see the face of God.

After I left the convent, for 15 years I was worn out with religion, I wanted nothing whatever to do with it. I felt disgusted with it. If I saw someone reading a religious book on a train, I'd think, how awful.

Be sweet and honest always, but for God's sake don't eat my doughnuts!