“I have been all things unholy; if God can work through me, he can work through anyone.”

–St. Francis of Assisi

“The time of greatest gain in terms of wisdom and inner strength is often that of greatest difficulty.”

–The Dalai Lama, Ethics for the New Millennium

“Instead of worrying about what people think about you, concentrate on what you think about you. That’s important.”

–from the film Conversations with God

“To realize one’s destiny is a person’s only real obligation.”

–Paulo Coelho

“Compassion is something I have a lot of, because I’ve been through a lot of pain in my life. Anybody who has suffered a lot of pain has a lot of compassion.”

–Johnny Cash