So every creative act strives to attain an absolute status; it longs to create a world of beauty to triumph over chaos and convert it to order.

A healthy human environment is one in which we try to make sense of our limits, of the accidents that can always befall us and the passage of time which inexorably changes us.

The past is what the present is doing now.

Truth makes love possible; love makes truth bearable.

Even when I was Archbishop of Wales and working with new bishops, I used to say, not realising quite how true it was, 'One of the things you will do as a bishop is disappoint people'.

One of the most powerful defences the media can offer for controversial actions is, of course, public interest.

How do we live in a way that shows an understanding that we genuinely live in a shared world, not one that simply belongs to us?

A flourishing, morally credible media is a vital component in the maintenance of genuinely public talk, argument about common good.

Quite a lot of our contemporary culture is actually shot through with a resentment of limits and the passage of time, anger at what we can't do, fear or even disgust at growing old.

We shall not find life by refusing to let go of our precious, protected selves.

Christians should emphatically be campaigning for justice for the poor - but the Church is not a campaign.

Truth is, moments come to an end. That's how memories are created.

Master, take me in along with these people." Jesus answered and said, "Your star has led you astray, Judas.

You can achieve better health by replacing passive “fix me” behaviors with self-reliant ones—new habits that keep you actively involved in your owncare.

Careful.The fall is quick, steep, and permanent.

Usually, the stuff that's your best idea or work is going to be attacked the most.

The government's like a mule, it's slow and it's sure; it's slow to turn, and it's sure to turn the way you don't want it.

I enjoy acting, and it's given me a ton of happiness and it's affected my life and my family's lives in ways that we just can't imagine.

The fool generalizes the particular; the nerd particularizes the general; some do both; and the wise does neither

I'm always dissing Ray and making fun of him, talking about his money.

Experience seems to be the only thing of any value that's widely distributed.