"You can't compare me to my father. Our similarities are different."

“I think the greedy corporate owners have to be confronted with the fact that they are ignoring their most powerful resource - their workers.”

Source : "John J. Sweeney : Can the Vigor be Restored to America's Labor Movement?". Interview with Harry Bernstein, articles.latimes.com. October 29, 1995.

“Winning in Afghanistan is having a country that is stable enough to ensure that there is no safe haven for Al Qaida or for a militant Taliban that welcomes Al Qaida. That's really the measure of success for the United States.”

Source : 'This Week' with Jake Tapper, abcnews.go.com. June 27, 2010.

“Discipleship is rooted in a deep belief in the universal reign of God through Christ. To be a disciple is to acknowledge that reign and to embrace the lifelong journey of submitting more and more of every aspect of your life to His good, just, and peaceable reign, as well as alerting others to God's kingship by both word and deed.”

“Moral certainty is never more than probability.”

“This is ideal, you’ll see. We do everything backward. It’s just how we are. We began with an elopement. After that, we made love. Next, we’ll progress to courting. When we’re old and silver-haired, perhaps we’ll finally get around to flirtation. We’ll make fond eyes at each other over our mugs of gruel. We’ll be the envy of couples half our age.”

“Contemporary man has rationalized the myths, but he has not been able to destroy them.”

“As long as it served his purpose, Mr. Lincoln boldly advocated the right of Secession.”

Source : Belle Boyd (1998). “Belle Boyd in Camp and Prison”, p.265, LSU Press

“It's never too late. Don't focus on what was taken away. Find something to replace it, and acknowledge the blessing you have.”