William J. Bennett
Marriage is a relationship based in no small part on virtues. The most basic of these is responsibility, for marriage is an arrangement held together by mutual dependence and reciprocal obligations. But successful marriages are about more than fulfilling the conditions of a contract.
In good marriages, men and women seek to improve themselves for the sake of their loved one. They offer and draw moral strength by sharing compassion, courage, honesty, self-discipline and a host of other virtues. Husbands and wives complete themselves through each other, and the whole of the union becomes stronger and more wonderful than the sum of the two parts.
James Q Wilson
The family is not one of several alternative life-styles; it is not an arena in which rights are negotiated; it is not an old fashioned barrier to a promiscuous sex life; it is not a set of cost benefit calculations. It is a commitment for which there is no feasible substitute. No child ought to be brought into a world where that commitment from both parents is absent.
There is no way to prepare for the commitment other than to make it. Living together is not a way of finding out how married life will be, because married life is shaped by the fact that the couple has made a solemn vow before their family and friends that this is for keeps and that any children will be their joint and permanent responsibility. It changes everything.
William Weld
There is no such thing as government money—only taxpayer money.
Tad Williams
Never make your home in a place. Make a home for yourself inside your own head. You’ll find what you need to furnish it—memory, friends you can trust, love of learning, and other such things. It will go with you wherever you journey.
Ron Dentinger
The difference between politics and baseball is that in baseball, when you get caught stealing, you’re out.
Gene Hill
Nobody can fully understand the meaning of love unless he has owned a dog. He can show you more honest affection with just a flick of his tail than a man can gather through a lifetime of handshakes.
