Of all human activities, man's listening to God is the supreme act of his reasoning and will.

A dimple on the chin, the devil within.

Modern man listens more willingly to witnesses than to teachers, and if he does listen to teachers, it is because they are witnesses.

If you want peace, work for justice.

Every mother is like Moses. She does not enter the promised land. She prepares a world she will not see.

The Mass is the most perfect form of prayer.

Are there memories left that are safe from the clutches of phony anniversaries?

Through some crack the smoke of satan has entered into the Church of God.

Technological society has succeeded in multiplying the opportunities for pleasure, but it has great difficulty in generating joy.

Liturgy is like a strong tree whose beauty is derived from the continuous renewal of its leaves, but whose strength comes from the old trunk, with solid roots in the ground.

We must see to it that enthusiasm for the future does not give rise to contempt for the past.

Another day another life Passes by just like mine It's not complicated Another mind Another soul Another body to grow old It's not complicated

I have a hundred times wished that one could resign life as an officer resigns a commission.

I propose that a teacher's pay be tied to merit, not tenure. And I propose that a teacher's employment be tied to performance, not just showing up.

I'd pick a young white guy over an old white guy for president anytime because the younger guy is more likely to have been influenced by the great social changes of the '60s and '70s.

It's real nice and exciting for me to break the records, but it's more exciting for me to be on a winning team.

Life is a series of moments. The quality of attention and action that we bring to each moment determines the quality of our lives.

I don't need to try to push everyone out of the way and say, "This is how you do it. I actually like not knowing. I trust every lead.

[People] want to feel superior, so they imagine we're Bible thumpers and uneducated and all that.

If you let markets - in general, my belief is that if you let markets give you information, they'll give you the information rather than artificially prop up everything.

Remember on your best day that Jesus had to die for you. Remember on your worst day that he did.