Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.

Catholicism is a wide tent in terms of political and legal positions. We could have nine Catholics on the Supreme Court and a great deal of diversity toward the law.

Every non-political human grouping of whatever kind legal social religious economic or other becomes at last political if it creates an opposition deep enough to range men against one another as enemies.

And understandably so that when you're in legal jeopardy you really cannot put yourself in a position to open yourself up to the media.

Be curious learn and read as much as you can about food. Don't worry about making money. Focus on learning at various venues before you settle down for a steady position.

I wanted to get to that aesthetic proposition that comes out of learning the human elements of a world so that those notes and rhythms mean something to you besides just the academic way in which they fall in place.

Unprovided with original learning unformed in the habits of thinking unskilled in the arts of composition I resolved to write a book.

Once it gets to a point where it becomes a matter of life and death to occupy a position of leadership or not with an eye on future opportunities therein lies the danger.

We need to be a leadership position about protecting minors on the Internet and more importantly giving the parents the tools they need to protect them.

Leaders of the future will have to be visionary and be able to bring people in - real communicators. These are things that women bring to leadership and executive positions and it's going to be incredibly valuable and incredibly in demand.