The greatest fallout of the space program, ... was not the close-up view of the moon, but a look at spaceship Earth from afar. For the first time in the history of humanity, we were able to see our planet for what it really is.
Theodore HesburghAnyone who refuses to speak out off campus does not deserve to be listened to on campus.
Theodore HesburghThe most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
Theodore HesburghA decade after an average athlete graduates, everyone will have forgotten when and where he played. But every time he speaks, everyone will know whether he was educated.
Theodore HesburghThere is no academic virtue in playing mediocre football and no academic vice in winning a game that by all odds one should lose...There has indeed been a surrender at Notre Dame, but it is a surrender to excellence on all fronts, and in this we hope to rise above ourselves with the help of God.
Theodore Hesburgh