"In all the countries of Eastern Europe, we've seen it isn't enough to make the sign of the cross and show piety on paper. Being Christian means making choices in our daily lives, as these martyr stories clearly show."

"From a Christian point of view: we are all children of our heavenly Father. For His glory we want His children to get along with one another, to help and love each other. This should be the visible sign that Timisoara gives to Europe."

"Hope helps one to endure, to wait. These are people who want to do something, who want to work, but they need hope."

"We insist on strengthening the community and promoting the physical presence at the celebrations of Holy Mass and other Sacraments, without which there is no basic support for living the faith. I think that the modern means of communication are very useful, but they will never replace the physical presence in the churches."

"Our country produced many such witnesses and martyrs to the faith, who are still with us today — speaking to us in our lives and giving us fortitude to face the future."

"Let's go ahead in this rapprochement. And the Pope comes precisely to help us always feel part of a family, even if there are somewhat different manifestations of faith, but everyone must be aware of being children of God."

"The Mother of God always accompanies us and insofar as we recognize ourselves as children of her tears, to that extent our hearts are opened to the mystery of God's love. Our pilgrimage begins in our soul, where communion with God begins. In the depths of our souls, we can always say YES to God and His promise will be fulfilled with each of us."

"Symbolic theology shows what immense perspectives may be opened, starting from the Scripture in the liturgy, to make our faith more profound, to transform our life into a daily liturgy and to recover, ourselves, the face of the icon by whom we were created."

"One has to trust that God loves you. He does not choose you because you are intelligent, beautiful or have other human qualities; He chooses you because he loves you and you have to trust in His love and I think this is the main principle and a very important thing for a bishop."

"Although Communism collapsed 14 years ago and although we have followed all of the requirements to recover our property, the Romanian state is not the least concerned with resolving the problem. Our Church continues to face pressure and discrimination in administrative matters both at the state and local levels. We suffer intimidation, violence and injustice."

"There are no tensions, between Orthodox and Catholics of the Latin rite, while the relations between Greek Catholics and Orthodox are living a sort of winter."

"We must walk together, preserving our culture and identifying but paying respect to difference, to the other person. We can work in a way pleasing to God only while respecting, appreciating and helping each other. Let us walk together!"

"Old rules and habits have to be rejected and dismissed so that something new can be created."

"I started writing hits the day I sold my piano."