Pastoral Resources

To know how to suggest is the great art of teaching. To attain it we must be able to guess what will interest; we must learn to read the childish soul as we might a piece of music. Then, by simply changing the key, we keep up the attraction and vary the song.

Besides the actual reading in class of many poems, I would suggest you do two things: first, while teaching everything you can and keeping free of it, teach that poetry is a mode of discourse that differs from logical exposition.

I think that, you know, when we start talking about the Tea Party, people want to marginalize that into some kind of organization or party, but it really isn't.

The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching.

I call it small government, grass-roots activism: The Tea Party activists are a part of it, FreedomWorks is part of it. FreedomWorks is the longest-standing, most active organization within this movement.

Make no mistake about it. These are not 'kookie' birds. Right now the greatest player, the big tent on the political scene in America, is called the Tea Party movement.

There are a couple of teachers I have had without whose influence I would not be as happy with who I am.

Repentant tears wash out the stain of guilt.

Journalists prize independence - not teamwork.

Tears are the summer showers to the soul.

There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.

Catholic schools in our Nation's education have been paramount in teaching the values that we as parents seek to instill in our children.

I recorded the song live in front of an orchestra, and yes, I was very moved, I was in tears.

I listened to it last night for the first time since we started this project. I went out to my car and put it in and went to an empty parking lot and just listened and read the little pamphlet that came with it. After two or three songs I burst into tears.

Sensitive, responsive, eagerly welcomed everywhere, the drama, holding the mirror up to nature, by laughter and by tears reveals to mankind the world of men.

Also, while I was at Yale, I had a job teaching kids at the museum.

Most ballet teachers in the United States are terrible. If they were in medicine, everyone would be poisoned.

I regard the principle of conscription of life as a flat contradiction of all our cherished ideals of individual freedom, democratic liberty and Christian teaching.

I believe that every human soul is teaching something to someone nearly every minute here in mortality.

Tears of joy are like the summer rain drops pierced by sunbeams.