I have always wanted to teach, and coaching is teaching.

I approach the heptathlon and life in the same way in that I not only want to be good at what I am doing, but I want it to mean something.

He learned to trust the Father when circumstances seemed hopeless. Christ used the tool of adversity to forge radiant joy in his spirit.

Fear is a fine spur.

A peacock that rests on his feathers is just another turkey.

Bring me the sunset in a cup.

As yet we use our media only for selling things - including, of course, political candidates. What will happen when someone masters the art of selling souls?

A large part of my work has been collaborating with composers; I think we've commissioned about 140 pieces now, a lot of them percussion concertos.

The South of France is one of my favorite places in the world.

First we have to believe, and then we believe.

He reproduced himself with so much humble objectivity, with the unquestioning, matter of fact interest of a dog who sees himself in a mirror and thinks: there's another dog.

For years, we in publishing have been hearing from Catholic readers that they really yearn for Catholic fiction.