I am not particularly well-behaved.

As a civilised society, we have a duty to support those among us who are vulnerable and in need. When times are hard, that duty should be felt more than ever, not disappear or diminish.

Jesus calls us to a holiness that is positive, generous and openhearted. It's a difficult, daring challenge - do we accept it?

Put not your trust in new leaders, better systems, new organisations or regulatory reorganisation. They may well be good and necessary, but will to some degree fail.

I dont believe in good human beings, but I believe you can have structures that make it easier to make the right choice or the wrong choice.

Human fallibility recognised, Gods sovereignty trusted; these are also the only stable foundations for human beings in society.

Banks need to think through their ethics very carefully, and many have done so. I dont know any bank that dismisses the concept of ethical banking.

The longer I go on, the more I am aware of the power of finance.

There's something different about looking someone in the eyes and doing something dishonest to doing it over the phone or screen.

A lot of people reject the idea of God as Father if theyve had a competitive relationship with their own father.

Turning God into some kind of celestial insurance policy is just mental.

It's a truth universally acknowledged...

Charlotte, Will’s beingvexing.''And the sun has come up in the east, 'said Jem, to no one in particular.

The most popular persons are those who take the world as it is who find the least fault.

These are the days for strong men to courageously expose wrong.

I'm controversial. My friends either dislike me or hate me

The first time ever I saw your face I thought the sun rose in your eyes

When you're in love, you've found your soul mate, you think life is going one way, and suddenly it's completely apparent it's not. You have to rethink your whole purpose.

I'm no politician. I'm an historian who has learned through a lifetime of studying that nothing in the world beats universal education.

If you enjoyed making a thing, and you’re proud of the thing you made, that’s enough. Not everyone is going to like it, and that’s okay.

Time! where didst thou those years inter Which I have seene decease?