Our enemies can deal a blow to us any time they wish. They did not wait for permission to do this. They do not deal a blow with prior notice. They do not take action because they can’t.
Today, for the first time in history, a Bishop of Rome sets foot on English soil. This fair land, once a distant outpost of the pagan world, has become, through the preaching of the Gospel, a beloved and gifted portion of Christ’s vineyard.
Any time you think you have the game conquered, the game will turn around and punch you right in the nose.
You never give away your heart you lend it from time to time. If it were not so, how could we take it back without asking?
Children are smarter than any of us. Know how I know that? I don’t know one child with a full time job and children.
People might not think that, but the Republicans have all of the cards. And this is the time to get rid of Obamacare. This is the time to make the great deal.
The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.
It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong.
I can mention many moments that were unforgettable and revelatory. But the most single revelatory three minutes was the first time I put on scuba gear and dived on a coral reef. It’s just the unbelievable fact that you can move in three dimensions.
A few years’ experience will convince us that those things which at the time they happened we regarded as our greatest misfortunes have proved our greatest blessings.