Padre Quotes

#1. My character in 'Casa de mi Padre' is an ambitious woman. I had never played that kind of character before.

Genesis Rodriguez

#2. And old Padre Jose telling him to read as much as he could for the world was open only to those who could read and this skill was the most precious gift that any teacher could give.
-Istak

F. Sionil Jose

#3. A son could bear with great complacency, the death of his father, while the loss of his inheritance might drive him to despair.
[Lat., Gli huomini dimenticano piu teste la morte del padre, che la perdita del patrimonie.]

Niccolo Machiavelli

#4. And her face was white as a sheet despite the burning glory of the Lord's sunshine. Padre!

Stephen King

#5. Full belly, happy heart, was the favorite saying of Padre Mendoza, who had been obsessed with good nutrition ever since he'd heard of sailors suffering from scurvy when a lemon could have prevented their agony.

Isabel Allende

#6. Padre always told me me language was sulphurous.

Kerry Greenwood

#7. When you say you're a padre, people ask when did you become a parent. When you say you're a cardinal, they tell you to work hard because the next step is pope. But when you say you're a Dodger, everybody knows you're in the Major Leagues.

Tommy Lasorda

#8. I used to look like an American flag. The Padre uniform makes me look like a taco. Actually, the transition has been great. I've made 25 new friends, and I never thought I wanted to be anything other than a Dodger, but this is fun.

Steve Garvey

#9. I grew up in Texas and we used to go to Padre Island, eight hours in the car down to the beach.

St. Vincent

#10. Saint Padre Pio was hearing the confession of a man who was leading a very bad life. Padre Pio warned him that if he didn't change his immoral living, he would end up in hell. The man answered Padre Pio: "I don't believe in hell!" Padre Pio immediately retorted, "You will when you get there!

Andrew Apostoli

#11. slept on the priest's floor last night. We got very drunk." "You and the padre got smashed? What was the occasion?" "Clergy Appreciation Day." "That's a thing?" "Apparently so. Got drunk with a priest last night. Broke a televangelist's wrist this morning. My new favorite holiday.

Tiffany Reisz

#12. I knew what kind of genre 'Casa de mi Padre' was going for. But my character, specifically, I think is very real.

Genesis Rodriguez

#13. Sunday is Senior Citizens' Day. And if you want to become a senior citizen, just call the Padre ticket office.

Jerry Coleman

#14. You one of those decaffeinated Christians, padre? The diabetic wafer? Doctrine-free, guilt-reduced, low in Last judgement, 100% less Second Coming, no added Armageddon? Might contain small traces of crucified Jew?

Michel Faber

#15. Oh, I apologize, Padre. I said 'you will see.' I forgot that you can't, in fact, see. So I apologize, but only for the slip of the tongue. Because you and I both know your infliction is something for which the Landlord alone is responsible.

Richard Finney

#16. He's a woman!" he shouted, horrified.
Padre Mendoza and the others came running up, only to stand and stare, mute with amazement, at the virginal breasts of the warrior.
"It's going to be much more difficult to kill him now," Padre Mendoza sighed finally.

Isabel Allende

#17. We must empty purgatory with our prayers
St Padre Pio

Charlie Gillen

#18. I suppose I should warn you, Padre. In the absence of male supervision, my mother has become a revolutionary." ~Renzo Leoni

Mary Doria Russell

#19. a Fate in the area and light them up like a flare so the Fate'll take care of the problem." Her gut sinking as she thought of Padre Vega, Imelda said, "What would that look like?" "I have no idea,

Sara King

#20. Have courage and do not fear the assaults of the Devil. Remember this forever; it is a healthy sign if the devil shouts and roars around your conscience, since this shows that he is not inside your will.

Padre Pio

#21. Prayer is the best weapon we have; it is the key to God's heart. You must speak to Jesus not only with your lips, but with your heart. In fact on certain occasions you should only speak to Him with your heart.

Padre Pio

#22. The longer the trial to which God subjects you, the greater the goodness in comforting you during the time of the trial and in the exaltation after the combat.

Padre Pio

#23. Pray, hope, and don't worry. Worry is useless. God is merciful and will hear your prayer.

Padre Pio

#24. The life of a Christian is nothing but a perpetual struggle against self; there is no flowering of the soul to the beauty of its perfection except at the price of pain

Padre Pio

#25. Money doesn't make the things you need. People do.

Raven Moore

#26. The most beautiful act of faith is the one made in darkness, in sacrifice, and with extreme effort.

Padre Pio

#27. What's the hurry? From my experience, dead bodies don't get any deader.

David Harry

#28. The day will always have some bit of weirdness in it like a piece of fruit with one bad spot. Spit it out as fast as u can and eat the rest!

Raven Moore

#29. Do you not see the Madonna always beside the tabernacle?

Padre Pio

#30. Joy, with peace, is the sister of charity. Serve the Lord with laughter.

Padre Pio

#31. Being positive at the worst time is the best time.

Raven Moore

#32. My past, O Lord, to Your mercy; my present, to Your love; my future to Your providence.

Padre Pio