I didn't grasp that desire and duty could rival each other, least of all that they most often did.

The greatest challenge of the day is: how to bring about a revolution of the heart, a revolution which has to start with each one of us?

One should try to live with his abilities rather than his deprivals.

When the New York Times revealed the warrantless surveillance of voice calls, in December 2005, the telephone companies got nervous.

The measure of a decent human being is how he or she treats the defenseless.

I believed in raising my children as I had been raised.

Look, I've always been a confident bloke. I'm grateful to my mother for that.

Henry James was our master of periphrasis -- the fine art of saying as little as possible in the greatest number of words.

If you are seeking to obey the Lord, expect opposition. Expect obstacles. Expect difficulties. But also expect God to see you through

Firsts are best because they are beginnings

Culture is a plot against the expansion of consciousness.