We have to name a problem to solve a problem.
During this period at the Department of Education, my working relationship with Judge Thomas was positive.
Well, of course it was a very trying time for me, and fortunately I had a lot of people who were supportive. A lot of people who were writing and calling and saying they were praying for me. Some people sent me Scripture, and that helped.
Whether we call it a job or a career, work is more than just something we do. It is a part of who we are.
The real problem is that the way that power is given out in our society pits us against each other.
My parents are older, and they lead a somewhat sheltered life. It was difficult to talk with them about things that were embarrassing to me, and that I had never spoken to them about
I became the messenger who had to be killed
The hardest obstacle I've ever had to overcome in my life is losing my mom four years ago. I wouldn't even say that I've overcome it, really. I don't imagine that I ever will.
To know that one has never really tried - that is the only death
Is it not manifest that our academic institutions should have a wider scope; that they should not be timid and keep the ruts of the last generation, but that wise men thinking for themselves and heartily seeking the good of mankind, and counting the cost of innovation, should dare to arouse the young to a just and heroic life; that the moral nature should be addressed in the school-room, and children should be treated as the high-born candidates of truth and virtue?
Do you think I want to be the one lone voice against the Hollywood liberal establishment? It's not going to do me any good.