Pastoral Resources

I have written about 10 books, all just practical encouragement for moms.

My desire, my passion, was to help moms with practical encouragement.

My father and mother were second cousins, though they did not meet till shortly before their marriage.

The Court is most vulnerable and comes nearest to illegitimacy when it deals with judge-made constitutional law having little or no cognizable roots in the language or design of the Constitution.

Human life is driven forward by its dim apprehension of notions too general for its existing language.

The deepest definition of youth is life as yet untouched by tragedy.

Speech is human nature itself, with none of the artificiality of written language.

True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes, but the firm resolve of virtue and reason.

When it comes to housework the one thing no book of household management can ever tell you is how to begin. Or maybe I mean why.

The three ages of man: youth, middle age and 'my word you do look well'.

Viewed freely, the English language is the accretion and growth of every dialect, race, and range of time, and is both the free and compacted composition of all.

Language is not simply a reporting device for experience but a defining framework for it.

At the same time, new concepts and abstractions flow into the picture, taking up the task of describing the universe without reference to such time or space - abstractions for which our language lacks adequate terms.

We dissect nature along lines laid down by our native language.

Legislation to create a new 10 percent tax bracket, reduce the marriage penalty, cut the tax rate on dividends and capital gains, and increase the child tax credit have been essential elements in this economic expansion.

Most movies are made today for teenage boys. Once in a while a good one comes along.

For your benefit, learn from our tragedy. It is not a written law that the next victims must be Jews. It can also be other people.

The simplicities of natural laws arise through the complexities of the language we use for their expression.

My parents have a wonderful marriage, for many years. But I can't commit myself for such a long time.

The mark of a good marriage is partnership and continuing to feel inspired by your spouse. I had that with Tao. But the end is not necessarily the tragedy. Staying in a relationship that is no longer working is the tragedy. Living unhappily - that's the tragedy.