Pastoral Resources

In other words, I'd say the whole story of Bob Dylan is one man's search for God. The turns and the steps he takes to find God are his business. I think he went to a study group at the Vineyard, and it created a lot of excitement.

I'm not going to get in to an argument with anyone about the relative merits of Judaism and Christianity, and what it means for a Jewish kid to be a Christian - I'm just not interested in that argument.

But if the young are never tired of erring in conduct, neither are the older in erring of judgment.

A youthful mind is seldom totally free from ambition; to curb that, is the first step to contentment, since to diminish expectation is to increase enjoyment.

I would go out with women my age, but there are no women my age.

Divorced from ethics, leadership is reduced to management and politics to mere technique.

The Gentlemen of England serve under the greatest cad in Europe.

Suspense is worse than disappointment.

Today, our brave military men and women, just as those who have gone before them, stand on alert, securing freedom at home and guarding the innocent abroad.

Retirement at sixty-five is ridiculous. When I was sixty-five I still had pimples.

Science has done more for the development of western civilization in one hundred years than Christianity did in eighteen hundred years.

In deep sadness there is no place for sentimentality.

I talked to women who lived there, to get their speech patterns and outlook on life - and how narrow that is.

The jarring change going from an urban environment to an extremely remote natural environment is extremely inspiring. It's constantly stimulating, it's like a slap in the face.

This is not about being liberal. This is not about being conservative. This is about making sure our government works for all Americans.

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.

People forget... that we structured it so that the government, or the people, would be repaid with a really good rate of return. And as it turns out, that aspect of TARP, that's what happened.

The men and women of Afghanistan are building a nation that is free, and proud, and fighting terror - and America is honored to be their friend.

Today we affirm a new commitment to live out our nation's promise through civility, courage, compassion and character.

I would like to be remembered as a guy who had a set of priorities, and was willing to live by those priorities. In terms of accomplishments, my biggest accomplishment is that I kept the country safe amidst a real danger.