Ted Hesburgh Quotes

#1. I have lived long enough to see real, significant changes made for the good...and I have been fortunate enough to have participated in some of them...One person can make a difference!
(Father Ted Hesburgh, C.S.C., quoted in our book, God's Icebreaker by Jill A. Boughton and Julie Walters)

Jill A. Boughton

#2. It is statistically proven that the strongest institution that guarantees procreation and continuity of the generations is marriage between one man and one woman. We don't want genocide. We don't want to destroy the sacred institution of marriage.

Alveda King

#3. The middle of life is the testing-ground of character and strength.

Margaret Oliphant

#4. It made sense, Amanda decided. People thrived on the misfortunes of others: her mother was the perfect example of that. Can't see a car accident, she thought, for wanting to climb inside and join in.

Danika Stone

#5. We are increasingly likely to find ourselves in places with background music. No composers have thought to write for these modern spaces, which represent 30% of our musical experience.

Brian Eno

#6. I loved the Army as an institution and loathed every single thing it required me to do.

Simon Raven

#7. Surround yourself with good people. Whether they're the best or not, people are capable of learning if they've got good hearts and they're good souls.

Kid Rock

#8. You are right; I am not good at moving in society. Be merciful. You do not understand me; I live in the woods by choice
that is my happiness. Here, where I am all alone, it can hurt no one that I am as I am; but when I go among others, I have to use all my will power to be as I should.

Knut Hamsun

#9. Faith is not merely a journey for the feet, but it is also a journey for the heart.

Aiden Wilson Tozer

#10. There is no suggestion box in the Psych Ward.

Emilie Autumn

#11. I wish continued success to the Foundation. You're doing an important job to help what is called 'the beautiful game'. You're helping it to expand at every level. I will always remember this very special night in Washington, D.C.

Lamar Hunt

#12. [My father did] advertising. That's why I got into this business. I think because we're really boxes of soap - actors and singers. You're artists, but in the public eye it's a matter of advertising.

Rex Smith

#13. It's cruel what I love most about Dylan is the very reason why I can't have her.

Katie Kacvinsky