"Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for."

"Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a surgeon."

"The breaking wave and the muscle as it contracts obey the same law. Delicate line gathers the body's total strength in a bold balance. Shall my soul meet so severe a curve, journeying on its way to form?"

"The more faithfully you listen to the voices within you, the better you will hear what is sounding outside."

"Marriage is an act of will that signifies and involves a mutual gift, which unites the spouses and binds them to their eventual souls, with whom they make up a sole family - a domestic church."

"I have a lot of amazing women, you know, women in my life who have been an example for me of what not to do."

"Rise early, act with intent, and let your accomplishments speak with silent authority. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The only limit to human potential is every step forward is a victory over stagnation."