I do know that it's true that if you wanted to reduce crime, you could - if that were your sole purpose - you could abort every black baby in this country, and your crime rate would go down.

The new source of divisiveness is the assault of secularism on religion.

Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue.

If there is one thing educators can agree on, it's this: children do better in school when their parents get involved in their learning.

We are here to help one another along life's journey.

Real fatherhood means love and commitment and sacrifice and a willingness to share responsibility and not walking away from one's children.

It is our character that supports the promise of our future - far more than particular government programs or policies.

The President is the symbol of who the people of the United States are. He is the person who stands for us in the eyes of the world and the eyes of our children.

Much of the left-liberal elite despise traditional religious beliefs ... in general, they are profoundly uncomfortable with religious institutions and the traditional values they embody.

Responsible persons are mature people who have taken charge of themselves and their conduct, who own their actions and own up to them--who answer for them.

Home is a shelter from storms - all sorts of storms.

I think that perhaps if I had had to slow down the ideas so that I could capture them on paper I might have stifled some of them.

The problem with striving for the best, is that there will be always better than the best.

We are already producing enough food to feed the world. We already have technology in place that allows us to produce more than we can find a market for.

Why is it that loving something provides such little protection from betrayal?

It's very hard for me to relax.

He warned me the greediest wishes cause the greatest sorrows.

Does not the possibility or the power to do something about the situation at hand confer on one the responsibility to do it?

I was a fat girl growing up and had to change schools because kids were so mean.

Aloneness is a state of being, whereas loneliness is a state of feeling. It's like the difference between being broke and being poor.

love isn't about living in fear. It's not about controlling the hearts of those around you. It is patient and kind. It endures and believes the very best. It never gives up.