The formation of character in young people is educationally a different task from and a prior task to, the discussion of the great, difficult ethical controversies of the day.

The new source of divisiveness is the assault of secularism on religion.

Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue.

If there is one thing educators can agree on, it's this: children do better in school when their parents get involved in their learning.

We are here to help one another along life's journey.

Real fatherhood means love and commitment and sacrifice and a willingness to share responsibility and not walking away from one's children.

It is our character that supports the promise of our future - far more than particular government programs or policies.

I do know that it's true that if you wanted to reduce crime, you could - if that were your sole purpose - you could abort every black baby in this country, and your crime rate would go down.

The President is the symbol of who the people of the United States are. He is the person who stands for us in the eyes of the world and the eyes of our children.

Much of the left-liberal elite despise traditional religious beliefs ... in general, they are profoundly uncomfortable with religious institutions and the traditional values they embody.

Responsible persons are mature people who have taken charge of themselves and their conduct, who own their actions and own up to them--who answer for them.

People who have strong likes and dislikes find life very difficult

He had never looked at me before, never, and the idea made my skin burn.

I was bitten by a brown recluse spider. It got me as I was coming out of the shower. I'd never seen that kind of spider before, I'm from Canada and we don't get those types up there.

My father was right: you could make anybody amazing just by insisting they were.

I think it's the responsibility of a designer to try to break rules and barriers.

I was very sensitive. I liked everything that touched fantasy and beauty. I dreamed of being a ballerina, but Mother said I was too big, too long.

You have to engage with people who are different from you and try to work with their thinking and their mind. That's a real challenge.

If everybody minded their own business... the world would go round a deal faster than it does.

The first right an immigrant is stripped of is the right to be political.

Experience teacheth that resolution is a sole help in need.