Pope John Paul II Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
Suddenly you're surrounded by strangers who want something from you. The thing is, they don't know what they want, and you don't know what they want, unless it's an autograph, and you just sort of stand there grinning at one another.
-
I pledge allegiance to the Christian flag, and to the Savior, for whose Kingdom it stands, one Savior, crucified, risen, and coming again, with life and liberty for all who believe.
-
I work on words, mostly, toward them being poetry or short stories, and then some of those become songs. They all find their place in the world, but they all start off in the same place. I'm always painting and drawing as well, and it's an ongoing creative assignment.
-
Some people rehearse to a point where they're robotic, and they sound like they have memorized their presentation and didn't take it to the next level. Going from sounding memorized and canned to sounding natural is a lot of work.
-
Act that your principle of action might safely be made a law for the whole world.
-
All I held against Jews was that so many Jews actually were hypocrites in their claim to be friends of the American black man.
-
On the PGA Tour, guys finish in the top 10, make a ton of money and think they're great players. In my era, you had to win. We didn't settle for anything else.
-
Wherever I go, people recognize me, call my name, cheer me.
-
What could an unsanctified man do in Heaven, if by any chance he got there? Let that question be fairly looked in the face and fairly answered. No man can possibly be happy in a place where he is not in his element and where all around him is not congenial to his tastes, habits and character.
-
A healthy environment is essential to a livable Oregon and a strong economy.
-
I think people will believe anything about someone they haven't seen for a while.
-
I always wanted to be some kind of writer or newspaper reporter. But after college... I did other things.
-
I'm not afraid of death, but I resent it. I think it's unfair and irritating. Every time I see something beautiful, I not only want to return to it, but it makes me want to see other beautiful things. I know I'm not going to get to all the places I want to go.
-
The only hope I can see for the future depends on a wiser and braver use of the reason, not a panic flight from it.
-
Not only do we have to change the food we eat... we have to educate people about what they can eat appropriately.
-
The only meaning of life worth caring about is one that can withstand our best efforts to examine it.
-
If this person slept with your girlfriend, she would never be attractive to you again.
-
I find my familiarity with thee has bred contempt.
-
We have a special relationship with Israel. It's absolutely crucial that no one in our country or around the world ever doubt that our number one committment in the Middle East is to protect the right of Israel to exist, to exist permanently, and to exist in peace. It's a special relationship.
-
There's a lot to be said about what's happening to our ocean, big companies polluting it with their oil and all the raw garbage that's being spilled in there.
-
I always carry multipurpose products in my handbag.
-
It is unbecoming for a cardinal to ski badly.
