For me, and maybe for many religious kids of the '60s, the church lost relevance the more it became a surrogate in the movement for social and political change.

I'm not going to parse the statement. You've got the statement I made earlier and the statement speaks for itself.

In Barack Obama, Democrats have put forth a man of strong religious faith who is comfortable connecting his spiritual life to his public role as a policymaker.

Maybe there'll be a simple, innocent explanation. I don't think so, because I think we would have offered that up already.

When I worked at the White House in the mid-1990s, I would not have dreamed of sharing my beliefs on faith with my colleagues.

There are so many similarities between a startup venture and a political campaign - the rhythm, the tempo, the hours, the intensity.

The White House is a huge organization, first and foremost.

By and large, people are sort of technologically averse in the political space.

For the progressive left, social activism grounded in faith and theology crested in the 1960s.

Life before Death.Strength before Weakness.Journey before Destination.

The theater is a communal event, like church. The playwright constructs a mass to be performed for a lot of people. She writes a prayer, which is really just the longings of one heart.

It is better to be respected by few than to be feared by all

We have glamorized vice and minimized virtue. We have played down gentleness, manners, and morals—while we have played up rudeness, savagery, and vice . . . and the philosophy of “might is right.

We can please God by his power.

As a biologist, I can't think of myself as anything but an animal among animals and plant.

I figure if a girl wants to be a legend, she should go ahead and be one.

If anyone wanted ter find out some stuff, all they’d have ter do would be ter follow the spiders. That’d lead ‘em right! That’s all I’m sayin’.

The real fountain of youth is to have a dirty mind.

I think I will always stay involved in tennis and would like to give back by helping out young players. I have done a little commentary and may one day enjoy doing that again.