“The exercise of an extraordinary gift is the supremest pleasure in life.”

“Living well is an art that can be developed: a love of life and ability to take great pleasure from small offerings and assurance that the world owes you nothing and that every gift is exactly that, a gift.”

“Sometimes true tolerance requires an extraordinary strength, which we are often too weak to exercise.”

“Children are a wonderful gift. They have an extraordinary capacity to see into the heart of things and to expose sham and humbug for what they are.”

“Privilege of greatness. It is the privilege of greatness to grant supreme pleasure through trifling gifts.”

“An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow citizens.”

“I am convinced that, except in a few extraordinary cases, one form or another of an unhappy childhood is essential to the formation of exceptional gifts.”

“I believe that for the small numbers of Jewish people in the United States, they exercise a tremendous amount of influence on the affairs of government …Yes, they exercise extraordinary control, and black people will never be free in this country until they are free of that kind of control …”

“You are called to exercise the Spirit's gifts amidst the ups and downs of your daily life. Let your faith mature through your studies, work, sports, music and art. Let it be sustained by prayer and nurtured by the sacraments.”

“Every human activity can be put at the service of the divine and of love. We should all exercise our gift to build community.”