In fact, that's a great thing about America and even about being Catholic, we have plenty of opinions.

Race to race, the Republicans are putting up candidates that are quite far out of the mainstream in terms of should we have passed the Civil Rights Act or does Social Security need to exist.

If faith is your motivation, share that.

Most evil in the world is only partly because of an evil person. Most of it is because of the complicity of bystanders.

I think life is sacred, whether it's abortion or the death penalty.

No couples in Virginia can adopt other than a married couple - that's the right policy.

We spend at least $5 for remedial education right now for every dollar we put in early childhood education. All the studies on early childhood education show this is going to pay for itself.

Matters about reproduction and intimacy and relationships and contraception are in the personal realm. They're moral decisions for individuals to make for themselves.

I'm not going to give a courtesy gift to a person who's going to win, and I'm not going to give a sympathy gift to a person who's going to lose.

If you want to have a society where people are respected and respect laws, you can't have somebody at the top who demeans every group that he talks about.

I think if you run away from who you are, that you're a Democrat and you're proud to be a Democrat, it's foolish. And the reason it's foolish is you've got a lot to be proud of.

When you are in love with someone you want to be near him all the time except when you are out buying things and charging them to him.

If the City Council wants to hold the police accountable, it has the subpoena power and oversight responsibility to do so. They don't have the courage to do it.

Nothing is impossible for the people of God who trust in the power of God to accomplish the will of God.

Most people tiptoe their way through life, hoping they make it safely to death.

I did a lot of talking - not as much background talking as a lot of people because I've never been someone who is too afraid of saying what I feel. I just don't see any reason to.

Even if you're a genius and you invent your own language, it doesn't become a language until there are people using it.

I'm very competitive but in a very nice way

Exceptional thinkers ignore their critics and go about their business making history.

Mary Decker Slaney, the world greatest front runner, I shouldn't be surprised to see her at the front

I wanted to make room for antiheroes.