Pope John Paul II

"To adopt a child is a great work of love. When it is done, much is given, but much is also received. It is a true exchange of gifts."

- Pope John Paul II

"Marriage is an act of will that signifies and involves a mutual gift, which unites the spouses and binds them to their eventual souls, with whom they make up a sole family - a domestic church."

- Pope John Paul II

"Young people are threatened... by the evil use of advertising techniques that stimulate the natural inclination to avoid hard work by promising the immediate satisfaction of every desire."

- Pope John Paul II

"War is a defeat for humanity."

- Pope John Paul II

"Have no fear of moving into the unknown. Simply step out fearlessly knowing that I am with you, therefore no harm can befall you; all is very, very well. Do this in complete faith and confidence."

- Pope John Paul II

"Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song."

- Pope John Paul II

"Forgiveness is above all a personal choice, a decision of the heart to go against natural instinct to pay back evil with evil."

- Pope John Paul II

"The earth will not continue to offer its harvest, except with faithful stewardship."

- Pope John Paul II

"The future starts today, not tomorrow."

- Pope John Paul II

""The future starts today, not tomorrow.""

- Pope John Paul II

"We are an Easter People and Alleluia is our song!"

- Pope John Paul II

"I kiss the soil as if I placed a kiss on the hands of a mother, for the homeland is our earthly mother. I consider it my duty to be with my compatriots in this sublime and difficult moment."

- Pope John Paul II