“Gifted teachers master the patience required for the unending business of transmitting civilization down the generations, transforming biological facts children into social artifacts called citiz...”

“Institutions are lengthening shadows of strong individuals.”

“Author complains about "the further submergence of irrecoverable history into a perpetually churned present.”

“The most capricious modern entitlement is not just Social Security but to self-esteem.”

“The columnist gives these words to the longings of an 11-year-old he meets with Tourette's syndrome: "Wisdom is encoded in our common language. We all have, to some extent, a complex, sometimes adv...”

“Government could avoid having opinions about so many things if it would quit subsidizing so many things.”

“It's not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.”

“Love is not patronizing and charity isn't about pity, it is about love. Charity and love are the same -- with charity you give love, so don't just give money but reach out your hand instead.”

“Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others.”

“Jesus-shaped spirituality hears Jesus say "believe and repent," but the call that resonates most closely in the heart of a disciple is "follow me." The command to follow requires that we take a dai...”

“The engine that drives all your activities is hope. What you hope in shapes you.”

“I assumed my first undivided responsibility.”

“Certainly human culture may have achieved great progress in the course of history. Suffering and unhappiness in the human world, however, do not seem to have decreased. The present situation of our...”

“Unless God has raised you up for this very thing, you will be worn out by the opposition of men and devils. But if God be for you, who can be against you? Are all of them together stronger than God...”