It's only because of their stupidity that they're able to be so sure of themselves.
No people in the world other than the English would have had the courage, in the midst of war, to tell the people such unvarnished truth.
I adore the past. So much more restful than the present. So much more dependable than the future.
Tattoos are like stories - they're symbolic of the important moments in your life. Sitting down, talking about where you got each tattoo and what it symbolizes, is really beautiful.
The proclamation of the Gospel remains the primary service that the Church owes to humanity, to offer the salvation of Christ to the man of our time, who is in many ways humiliated and oppressed, and to orientate in a Christian way cultural, social, and ethical transformations that are unfolding in the world.
I want people to feel good about listening to this record, to get some kind of peace. It's just got something magical about it.
Sometimes an active policy is best advanced by doing nothing until the right time - or never.