"Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is the Living Heart of each of our parishes"

“If I love a song I hope to find a way to get other people to love it too.”

“You could also say that a precious brand often has rituals associated with it. They reinforce the specialness of the brand. And of course the brand owner can help ensure those rituals are created.”

“Good days are to be gathered like grapes, to be trodden and bottled into wine and kept for age to sip at ease beside the fire. If the traveler has vintaged well, he need trouble to wander no longer; the ruby moments glow in his glass at will.”

Source : Freya Stark (2013). “Perseus In The Wind: A Life of Travel”, p.147, Tauris Parke Paperbacks

“We do not know what is on the other side of the storm.”

“If you want to assert a truth, first make sure it's not just an opinion that you desperately want to be true.”

“Many people falsely believe that if you want to be holy, you are not allowed to enjoy life...Holiness brings us to life. It refines every human ability. Holiness doesn't dampen our emotions; it elevates them. Those who respond to God's call to holiness are the most joyful people in history. They have a richer, more abundant experience of life, and they love more deeply than most people can every imagine. They enjoy life, all of life.”

“The essence nature of the Brahmin is an urge to know the truth...the true Brahmin pursues truth at all costs and will not permit considerations of comfort or convenience to stand in his way. His most outstanding characteristic is his objectivity, his ability to rise above the dust of the arena, to resist the hypnotising effects of words and the blind passion of cults, political or religious.”

“I'm a Christian, a conservative and a Republican, in that order.”

Source : VP Nomination Acceptance Address, delivered 20 July 2016