Of all the things Christ wants for us, loving Him and focusing our attention on Him are the most important.
American foreign policy and military might have opened an opportunity for the Gospel in the land of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
I'm still down with Jesus. I like to think of him mostly as a social revolutionary who mixed with bad crowds and hated the rich.
Foreign-language books are sometimes more beautiful when you can't tell what's being said. It's like you ruin it by reading.
When Robert Frost was alive, I was known as the other new England poet, which is to be barely known at all.
The Chinese have done some extraordinary things in terms of the investments they've made in alternative sources of energy.
When you have a big, ugly problem, there's never going to be a neat, elegant solution that is totally painless or without a cost.
I have always tried to live by the philosophy that when there is a big problem that needs fixing, you should run towards it, rather than away from it.
The most pressing and significant problems in the global economy are unsustainable structural issues with regard to the E.U. - fiscal deficits and the structure of the E.U. itself.
For decades, Indians have immigrated to the United States, joined our communities, and raised their families while maintaining their cultural heritage.
The U.S. and China need to take steps - mostly individually, sometimes together - that will have the mutually beneficial effect of supporting and sustaining economic growth.
Foreclosure is to no one's benefit. I've heard estimates that mortgage investors lose 40 to 50 percent on their investment if it goes into foreclosure.
Global actions require local and national participation. International cooperation and action requires community perspectives and legitimacy if it is to be effective.
In the perception of the incongruous stimuli, the recognition process is temporarily thwarted and exhibits characteristics which are generally not observable in the recognition of more conventional stimuli.
The Obama representatives like Robert Gibbs attack people viciously, but people like me will not be silent and will answer them back.
I went to several different grade schools all over the West Coast. I got polio when I was 8 and spent eight months in the hospital and a rehab clinic in Seattle.
Museums do not share their collections with other museums unless they get something in exchange. The Metropolitan will deal with the Louvre, but will they send their stuff to Memphis? No.
Without a doubt, stem cell research will lead to the dramatic improvement in the human condition and will benefit millions of people.
For businesses to be successful, they need to constantly ask the question: 'How can we provide value to our customers?' At the end of the day, that is what matters.
If people want to criticize me because it sells papers, that's fine. I just don't like it when it's inaccurate.
We could hang around for ten years and nobody would care enough to identify us. Therein lies the horror.
