Christ's crucifixion was on a hill, by a road, where everybody who passed by could not only see his pain, but also his shame. It was not done in a shadow, hidden away somewhere.

Our relationship with each other is the criterion the world uses to judge whether our message is truthful - Christian community is the final apologetic.

If we do not show love to one another, the world has a right to question whether Christianity is true.

One of the greatest injustices we do to our young people is to ask them to be conservative. Christianity is not conservative, but revolutionary.

Biblical orthodoxy without compassion is surely the ugliest thing in the world.

The beginning of men's rebellion against God was, and is, the lack of a thankful heart.

No totalitarian authority nor authoritarian state can tolerate those who have an absolute by which to judge that state and its actions. The Christians had that absolute in God's revelation.

If Christians win a battle by using worldly means, they have really lost.

Man, made in the image of God, has a purpose - to be in relationship to God, who is there. Man forgets his purpose and thus he forgets who he is and what life means.

Art is a reflection of God's creativity, an evidence that we are made in the image of God.

We must not only be True. We must be Beautiful.

When I look at my old pictures, all I can see is what I used to be but am no longer. I think: What I can see is what I am not.

All that alcohol does for them is to liberate the sense of sin, which reason suppresses in saner moments.

new york provides not only a continuing excitation but also a spectacle that is continuing.

I see myself as an old man and an unqualified teacher to the nation. I think being a teacher is probably the most important thing you can be in politics.

Insider trading by hedge funds has a long and distinguished history, dating to the days when people didn't know that there was such a thing as a hedge fund.

By adopting the control strategy, the nation's environmental program has created a built-in antagonism between environmental quality and economic growth.

I was the funny, outgoing kid who didn't understand how he could keep getting mistaken for a nerd nobody liked.

I don't want people to get the impression that I just got money and now I'm cocky, because I'm not. I'm just a little overly confident.

In the sacraments, spirit and matter "kiss." Heaven and earth embrace in a union that will never end.

Afflictions for God's sake are dearer to Him than any prayer or sacrifice.