I quite often feel that my greatest task as a father is to raise children who love what is good, true, and beautiful, and who are therefore aliens in this popular culture.

There are three kinds of people who run toward disaster, not away: cops, firemen and reporters.

The cacophony of contemporary popular culture makes it hard to discern the call of truth and wisdom. There is no area in which practicing asceticism is more important.

At some point in this death-penalty debate, the sanctity of innocent life demands that men and women of conservative conscience have to say: Enough.

Ideology is a partial truth masquerading as the whole truth.

When someone comes to you, let them feel like they are in your universe where they belong.

Pursuit of excellence is the desire for divine fulfilment.

Death is the great gamer with a sleeve of tricks.

All men have the capacity of knowing themselves and acting with moderation.

Happens to me all the time...People are always underestimating my dumbness.

Sometimes doing a movie for a short period of time is better than committing eight months to a television show.

Are you really questioning the wisdom of central planning? Because the happy citizens of Cuba and North Korea beg to differ.

Is that all I am? A friend?" "Of course not," I say. "I love you." "Am I the only one?" she asks. "Yes. Completely." First, last, and always.

The aged love what is practical while impetuous youth longs only for what is dazzling.

We've got to get rid of the fear of failure in this country. In America, people start things, fail and shake themselves down and start things again. The animal spirit of capitalism is stronger there.