Pastoral Resources

Women often postpone their lives, thinking that if they're not with a partner then it doesn't really count. They're still searching for their prince, in a way. And as much as we don't discuss that, because it's too embarrassing and too sad, I think it really does exist.

Women today are dealing with both their independence and also the fact that their lives are built around finding and satisfying the romantic models we grew up with.

So I really would like to see both parties respond to the poor with greater commitment. But I've got to tell you, the Democrats, I feel, are doing a better job in that respect than Republicans are.

I teach at Eastern University, which is highly committed to doing work among the poor and the oppressed peoples of the world. We have a special commitment to the city.

But I think it's up to a local congregation to determine whether or not a marriage should be blessed of God. And it shouldn't be up to the government.

I contend that it's impossible to read the Sermon on the Mount and not come out against capital punishment.

Don't wait for the last judgment - it takes place every day.

The gods had condemned Sisyphus to ceaselessly rolling a rock to the top of a mountain, whence the stone would fall back of its own weight. They had thought with some reason that there is no more dreadful punishment than futile and hopeless labor.

Men are convinced of your arguments, your sincerity, and the seriousness of your efforts only by your death.

By definition, a government has no conscience. Sometimes it has a policy, but nothing more.

Our men and women in uniform deserve the best intelligence possible to help them protect America.

In the last analysis sound judgment will prevail.

You ever try to go a day without judgment?

I'm not geeky but I have my geeky, corky moments, and then I've got some aspects of cool in me, I guess.

If you want to be in the automotive business, you go to Detroit, and you figure it out. If you want to be in entertainment, go to where it's at. Go to Hollywood, go to New York.

My best moment? I have a lot of good moments but the one I prefer is when I kicked the hooligan.

Now the proposal is yet again another $150 billion before we start to think about a freeze. But $150 billion spent on more government programs; monies being created to direct and what kind of jobs that Washington thinks ought to be created. Come on. I mean there is a government that can help, and the government can also hurt.

People have to take responsibility for themselves. We need to get the housing industry going again. We don't need government intervening in every step.

I mean, the Obama position has been, 'We think government ought to be spending this money, not the people who earn it.'

The American people elected us here to cut spending so we can create an environment for jobs in America. The House has acted. We have demonstrated that we want to see spending, discretionary spending, brought down to levels of 2008. We've seen no counteraction. We have seen no position that has been expressed by the other side at all.