There is nothing anti-intellectual in the leap of faith, for faith is not believing without proof but trusting without reservation.

It is one thing to say with the prophet Amos, "Let justice roll down like mighty waters," and quite another to work out the irrigation system.

The temptation to moralize is strong; it is emotionally satisfying to have enemies rather than problems, to seek out culprits rather than the flaws in the system.

For finally, we are as we love. It is love that measures our stature.

It's too bad that one has to conceive of sports as being the only arena where risks are, [for] all of life is risk exercise. That's the only way to live more freely, and more interestingly.

It is often said that the Church is a crutch. Of course it's a crutch. What makes you think you don't limp?

Love is in the giver, not the gift.