Real fatherhood means love and commitment and sacrifice and a willingness to share responsibility and not walking away from one's children.

There is nothing more influential in a child's life than the moral power of quiet example. For children to take morality seriously they must see adults take morality seriously.

It is our character that supports the promise of our future - far more than particular government programs or policies.

Our common language is English. And our common task is to ensure that our non-English-speaking children learn this common language.

Home is a shelter from storms - all sorts of storms.

I do know that it's true that if you wanted to reduce crime, you could - if that were your sole purpose - you could abort every black baby in this country, and your crime rate would go down.

Nothing in recent years, on television or anywhere else, has improved on a good story that begins "Once upon a time..."