Sargent Shriver Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I never ride just to ride. I ride to catch a fox. I play baseball to make the team.”

“My parents were second cousins. That is enough to explain all of my peculiarities.”

“Working in an underdeveloped land for two or three years, the volunteer will often find that his work is routine and full of frustration.”

“Jews have suffered persecution from misguided Christians who tortured the Jews for their part in killing Christ. These Christians forgot that Christ died because of the sins of all men.”

“Christian virtues unite men. Racism separates them.”

“Do we talk about the dignity of work? Do we give our students any reason for believing it is worthwhile to sacrifice for their work because such sacrifices improve the psychological and mental health of the person who makes them?”

“My parents had always preached the virtues of hard work. But hard work is one thing; economic struggle is another.”

“Respect for another man's opinion is worthy. It is the realization that any opinion is valuable, for it is the sign of a rational being.”

“It is precisely our job as Catholics to speak the truth as plainly and precisely as we can.”

“A line has to be drawn somewhere between what is essential and what is peripheral.”