“A smile costs less than electricity, but gives much light .”

My family background was deeply Christian.

What I would say to the young men and women who are beset by hopelessness and doubt is that they should go and see what is being done on the ground to fight poverty.

I came from a wealthy family. I made over my share of the estate to various charities.

It’s true that humanity has seen a succession of crises, wars and atrocities, but this negative side is offset by advances in technology and cultural exchanges.

Illness has always brought me nearer to a state of grace.

People are needed to take up the challenge, strong people, who proclaim the truth, throw it in people’s faces, and do what they can with their own two hands.

After the war, prompted by the Cardinal Archbishop of Paris, I entered Parliament so that a priest could speak out for the poor, as canon law at that time still permitted.

When they are assailed by despair, young people should let universal concerns into their lives.

It’s not enough to attend church and pray every Sunday; you have to act.

Those seven years in the cloister were the key to my life.

Providence was well aware what lay ahead for me, and my Capuchin training was to prepare me for it.

The process of my transformation came to a head with my discovery of St. Francis of Assisi during a pilgrimage I went on with a scout troop from my school.

They built that electricity powerhouse,” because nothing has been built so far.

They want food, fuel and electricity and yearn for a decent life. Any president who does not pay attention to such details or is unable to provide the minimum level of stability should leave office.

I was prepared to sacrifice myself for this country and its 90 million people. They want food, fuel and electricity and yearn for a decent life. Any president who does not pay attention to such details or is unable to provide the minimum level of stability should leave office.

If it’s so painful to love and absorb electricity, how much more painful it is to be a woman, to be the electricity, to inspire love.

Try lighting your house by prayer instead of electricity and see which one works.

I don’t know how electricity works. All I know is that it calms me.

We want to generate the electricity of peace through music, and it’s a thrill to know that the super-creative, enthusiastic musicians of our world are with us to achieve this goal.

When I was about 8 or 9, I lived in New Jersey with my mother and we were seven deep in one bedroom and sometimes we didn’t have electricity.