When I sang the line, 'Songs about Old Ireland. Songs about being young again. I wish I was young again,' twice people cried. I saw them.
The purest suffering bears and carries in its train the purest understanding.
At the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity.
Never listen to accounts of the frailty of others; and if anyone should complain to you of another, humbly ask him not to speak about him at all.
Strive always to confess your sins with a deep knowledge of your own wretchedness and with clarity and purity.
Do not let your "eye" be drawn by the false "beacon lamps" -of wealth, or position, or fame, or possessions. Be vigilant over your will and desires, for these are the corrupt forces that dwell within, and keep you from living free.
Faith is the union of God and the soul.
I have been heavily criticized in the past at magazines for my black-and-white photography and the aggressive punch - I prefer to call it strong emotion - to the pictures. When everything is virtually disposable I feel these pictures really stand out.
Love is the bright foreigner, the foreign self.
I too have a certain idea of America. Moreover, I would not feel entitled to say that of any other country, except my own. This is not just sentiment, though I always feel ten years younger – despite the jet-lag – when I set foot on American soil: there is something so positive, generous, and open about the people – and everything actually works. I also feel, though, that I have in a sense a share of America.
I'm just a kid having fun.