The human impulse behind the isolation of class is as basic as impulses get: People like to be around other people who understand them and to whom they can talk.

Regardless of whether people have free will, human flourishing requires that they live in an environment in which they are treated as if they did.

The percentage of people qualifying for federal disability benefits because they are unable to work rose from 0.7 percent of the size of the labor force in 1960 to 5.3% in 2010.

They don't know the distinction between taking care of a child and raising a child.

The average Harvard freshman in 1952 would have placed in the bottom 10 percent of the incoming class by 1960.

Data can bear on policy issues, but many of our opinions about policy are grounded in premises about the nature of human life and human society that are beyond the reach of data.

Responsibility for the consequences of actions is not the price of freedom, but one of its rewards.

paying taxes is a cheap price for a quiet conscience—much cheaper than actually having to get involved in the lives of their fellow citizens.

The blessings of the Lord is our greatest wealth.

To live a normal life, you just have to believe nothing is normal.

Photographing a culture in the here and now often means photographing the intersection of the present with the past.

Mankind spends much more on training pilots of aircraft than it does to train the nuclear reactor operators.

You are either a Christian or you are not a Christian; you cannot be partly a Christian. You are either "dead" or "alive"; you are either "born" or "not born".

Who approaches collaboration with agenda in terms of content? The agenda is only in terms of process, which is generosity, listening, careful thinking.

I made a mistake. I should've had two accounts, one for personal and one for office. And I didn't, and I take responsibility for that.

If you have patience, then you'll also have love. Patience leads to love.

Don't just play your way around the course. Think your way around way around the course.

Maybe my identity's been stolen. Or maybe I was sleep-shopping!