Compassion without wisdom is dangerous. It's what enables people to support the 'underdog,' even if the underdog is evil

Unhappy, let alone angry, religious people provide more persuasive arguments for atheism and secularism than do all the arguments of atheists.

Those who believe in nothing are very, very jealous and angry at those who believe in something.

The idea that you earn things - that you earn respect, that you earn income, responsibility. the vote, punishment... these ideas are anathema to the liberal mind.

Goodness is about character - integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people.

The vote, punishment... these ideas are anathema to the liberal mind

If we continue to teach about tolerance and intolerance instead of good and evil, we will end up with tolerance of evil.

Nothing guarantees more the erosion of character than getting something for nothing

Whatever the Left touches-- the arts; the economy; health care; the soul; religion-- it destroys or damages

Those who do not confront evil resent those who do.

Hamas is a terrorist organization dedicated to annihilating the Jewish state. It runs a theocratic totalitarian state in Gaza, with no individual liberty, and no freedom of speech or press.

The real purpose of the opposition is to minimize the amount of money the ruling party will have stolen from the people at the end of its term.

If something happened to Gillian, I'd rip the world down to save her, even if she spat in my face when I did. That's what parenthood means.

We are always looking to the future; the present does not satisfy us. Our ideal, whatever it may be, lies further on.

Your master plan has holes big enough to drive a truck through.

Mighty of heart, mighty of mind, magnanimous-to be this is indeed to be great in life.

If someone were to say, 'Well, what would you have done differently?' I'd say, 'Nothing'. I think you need to make mistakes.

The intentions of record companies are not good, from the musician's perspective.

You can be as beautiful and charming as you'd like, but if you're not terrific at acting, it will mean nothing on the screen.

The Christmas spirit that goes out with the dried-up Christmas tree is just as worthless.

a man does not cry because he is sad, he is sad because he cries