To be a truly radical disciple does require a relentless evaluation of life's priorities and concerns, together with an ongoing, rigorous critique of our culture, to ensure we are not adopting values that subvert the very life and message we are called to live out.

Before we can pray, "Lord, Thy Kingdom come," we must be willing to pray, "My Kingdom go.

It takes but a moment to make a convert; it takes a lifetime to manufacture a saint.

The conversion of a soul is the miracle of a moment, but the manufacture of a saint is the task of a lifetime.

God doesn't want new methods; He wants new men.

In Belgium, we know the U.S. culture through the television, but it's not the truth. It's interesting to see that Philadelphia is really industrial. I love industrial cities. Everybody hates them, but I think they're the best places to be creative. The more gritty it is, the more I love it.

When I started performing, there was no Internet; I didn't really have anything to copy. I kind of had to just make up what I thought burlesque was, based on photographs of Sally Rand or whatever.

I object to the actual phrase 'Follow me.' You've gotta be kidding! Why would I want to follow anybody else? Nor do I want them to follow me. The machinations of my life, the banalities - they're mine. They belong to me.

The physical world, including our bodies, is a response of the observer. We create our bodies as we create the experience of our world.

I don't know what's wrong with me - I don't know why I only get picked to play strange characters!

I'm not always the best at picking out what goes together. I always want to be presentable, but more than that, I want to be different. I've never just wanted to follow the crowd. I think that goes back to when I was a boy. If everyone was doing one thing, I'd do something different.

I think Justin Bieber and Zayn have both been listening to me a lot, and they basically wanna be me.