Gnostic politics is self-defeating in so far as its disregard for the structure of reality leads to continuous warfare.

Christ is the head of the corpus mysticum, which includes all men from the beginning of the world to its end. He is not the president of a special-interest club.

Don't immanentize the eschaton!

The death of the spirit is the price of progress.

The course of history as a whole is no object of experience; history has no eidos, because the course of history extends into the unknown future.

Everyone’s worried about stopping terrorism. Well, there’s really an easy way: Stop participating in it.

Worrying is arrogant because God knows what He's doing.

Desire is the key to motivation, but it's the determination and commitment to unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek.

Every time we look at the Blessed Sacrament our place in heaven is raised forever.

If the regulars are to be put together, I believe they would prefer me to the other Cavalry Commanders.

Each fresh peak ascended teaches something.

I don't like to sit still.

I can tell how I'm doing, and I can tell if the crowd is particularly dead.

Every girl - and boy, if you so choose - should take some ballet. Because ballet gives you grace. It gives you [the ability] to work with your hands. It's all about your hands.

The battle for the world is the battle for definitions.