“Voting is a right best exercised by people who have taken time to learn about the issues.”
“If you think Independence Day is America's defining holiday, think again. Thanksgiving deserves that title, hands-down.”
“To have faith is to believe in truth, believe that truth confers special power on those lucky enough to get a little insight, and to know in our hearts that all these things come from God, which is why we should never get too cocky about our successes.”
“Yet, it ought to be obvious that good music generally occupies a higher plane that mere politics. Great writers can express moods through melody and capture experiences we share most powerfully - love, lust, longing; joy, rage, fear; triumph, yearning and confusion.”
“Every one of our greatest national treasures, our liberty, enterprise, vitality, wealth, military power, global authority, flow from a surprising source: our ability to give thanks.”
“Sometimes, political campaigns make decent people act and talk like perfect buffoons.”
“Somewhere near you, somebody right now is trying to help the indigent and poor - providing food, shelter, clothing or simple kindness.”
“The business of peace requires more than showing up with paint brushes, foodstuffs and an oil pipeline or two.”
“We've got to rebuild human hearts - and persuade people that hope isn't just possible, but essential.”
“The secret of learning to be sick is this: Illness doesn't make you less of what you were. You are still you.”