God has no need for our worship. It is we who need to show our gratitude for what we have received.

Those who are more adapted to the active life can prepare themselves for contemplation in the practice of the active life, while those who are more adapted to the contemplative life can take upon themselves the works of the active life so as to become yet more apt for contemplation.

the intention of every man acting according to virtue is to follow the rule of reason, wherefore the intention of all the virtues is directed to the same end, so that all the virtues are connected together in the right reason of things to be done, viz. prudence,

Now in matters of action the reason directs all things in view of the end:

Hence it is predicated chiefly of the virtuous; then of the pleasant; and lastly of the useful.

It is the Lord's Day, and I do believe that cheerful hearts and faces are not unpleasant in His sight.

I'm always looking for new ways to create flavorful veggie dishes for my family.

However, the moral center of New York City, I believe, is the New York City Ballet.

I've loved music. It was my first everything, but fashion and clothes is just the next step.

With every moment of your time, every decision about how you spend your energy and your money, you are making a statement about what really matters to you.

Our answer must consist, not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual.

There is always something for which to be thankful.