“It is the duty of every American citizen to take part in a vigorous debate on the issues of the day.”

“I believe the choice to be excellent begins with aligning your thoughts and words with the intention to require more from yourself.”

“The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our gross domestic product, but on the reach of our prosperity; on the ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart - not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common good.”

“We must never forget that art is not a form of propaganda; it is a form of truth.”

“Every Christian would agree that a man's spiritual health is exactly proportional to his love for God.”

“Christianity is not a spectator sport, it’s something in which we become totally involved.”

“Hope is a waking dream.”

“The Cost and Expectation of Leadership Leviticus 7:33–35 Aaron, like many leaders throughout history, received a divine calling. God chose Aaron and his sons to serve as Israel’s priests and charged them with carrying out rituals and sacrifices on behalf of all Israelites. Scripture gives meticulous detail to their ordination and calling. Their conduct was to be beyond reproach—and God made it crystal clear that failure to uphold His established guidelines would result in death. Numerous accounts in the Book of Leviticus demonstrate the high cost and expectation that goes with a holy calling to leadership positions. As the high priest, Aaron was the only one authorized to enter the Most Holy Place and appear before the very presence of God. The Lord set Aaron apart for his holy work. Despite his high calling, Aaron struggled with his authority and later caved in to the depraved wishes of the people. He failed at a crucial juncture and led Israel in a pagan worship service, an abomination that led to the deaths of many Israelites. Aaron had been set apart for God’s service, but he chose to live and lead otherwise. The failure of a leader usually results in consequences far more grave than the fall of a non-leader. On the day Aaron failed, “about three thousand men of the people fell [died]” (Ex. 32:28). When leaders fail, followers pay the price.”

“They compose poems to their knives.”

“The depth of your spirit will determine the height of your success.”

“History, by apprising [the people] of the past, will enable them to judge of the future.” 

“People living in the vanity of their own mind not only destroy themselves, but far too often, they bring destruction to others around them.”

“Next to the Blessed Sacrament itself, your neighbor is the holiest object presented to your senses.”

“Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education.”

“It would be possible to describe everything scientifically, but it would make no sense; it would be without meaning, as if you described a Beethoven symphony as a variation of wave pressure.”