Quotes

“The cemetery of the victims of human cruelty in our century is extended to include yet another vast cemetery, that of the unborn.” Pope John Paul II

“Violence and arms can never resolve the problems of men.” Pope John Paul II

“Today, for the first time in history, a Bishop of Rome sets foot on English soil. This fair land, once a distant outpost of the pagan world, has become, through the preaching of the Gospel, a beloved and gifted portion of Christ's vineyard.” Pope John Paul II

“The unworthy successor of Peter who desires to benefit from the immeasurable wealth of Christ feels the great need of your assistance, your prayers, your sacrifice, and he most humbly asks this of you.” Pope John Paul II

“From now on it is only through a conscious choice and through a deliberate policy that humanity can survive.” Pope John Paul II

“I hope to have communion with the people, that is the most important thing.” Pope John Paul II

“The question confronting the Church today is not any longer whether the man in the street can grasp a religious message, but how to employ the communications media so as to let him have the full impact of the Gospel message.” Pope John Paul II

“The United Nations organization has proclaimed 1979 as the Year of the Child. Are the children to receive the arms race from us as a necessary inheritance?” Pope John Paul II

“There are people and nations, Mother, that I would like to say to you by name. I entrust them to you in silence, I entrust them to you in the way that you know best.” Pope John Paul II

“War is a defeat for humanity.” Pope John Paul II

“Wars generally do not resolve the problems for which they are fought and therefore... prove ultimately futile.” Pope John Paul II

“You are our dearly beloved brothers, and in a certain way, it could be said that you are our elder brothers.” Pope John Paul II

“Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.” Nido Qubein

“Change brings opportunity.” Nido Qubein

“Nothing can add more power to your life than concentrating all your energies on a limited set of targets.” Nido Qubein

“What if you could be anything, or anybody, you chose to be? Think about it. What would you choose to be?” Nido Qubein

“I only wish I had more time for fund raising.” Nido Qubein

“One of the greatest resources people cannot mobilize themselves is that they try to accomplish great things. Most worthwhile achievements are the result of many little things done in a single direction.” Nido Qubein

“Leadership - leadership is about taking responsibility, not making excuses.” Mitt Romney

“America cannot continue to lead the family of nations around the world if we suffer the collapse of the family here at home.” Mitt Romney

“And this President wakes up every morning, looks out across America and is proud to announce, 'It could be worse.' It could be worse? Is that what it means to be an American? It could be worse? Of course not. What defines us as Americans is our unwavering conviction that we know it must be better.” Mitt Romney

“And the American people are the greatest people in the world. What makes America the greatest nation in the world is the heart of the American people: hardworking, innovative, risk-taking, God- loving, family-oriented American people.” Mitt Romney

“All the laws and legislation in the world will never heal this world like the loving hearts and arms of mothers and fathers. If every child could drift to sleep feeling wrapped in the love of their family - and God's love - this world would be a far more gentle and better place.” Mitt Romney

“Christianity is not the faith of the complacent, the comfortable or of the timid. It demands and creates heroic souls like Wesley, Wilberforce, Bonhoeffer, John Paul the Second, and Billy Graham. Each showed, in their own way, the relentless and powerful influence of the message of Jesus Christ.” Mitt Romney

“Religious liberty is the first freedom in our Constitution. And whether the cause is justice for the persecuted, compassion for the needy and the sick, or mercy for the child waiting to be born, there is no greater force for good in the nation than Christian conscience in action.” Mitt Romney

“Three years ago, this week, a newly elected President Obama faced the American people and he said, look, if I can't turn this economy around in three years, I'll be looking at a one-term proposition, and we're here to collect! You know the results. It's been 35 months of unemployment above 8 percent.” Mitt Romney

“I have never once regretted missing a business opportunity so that I could be with my children and grandchildren.” Mitt Romney

“Now, let me be clear. The path I lay out is not one paved with ever increasing government checks and cradle to grave assurance that government will always be the solution. If this election is a bidding war for who can promise the most goodies and the most benefits, I'm not your president. You have that president today.” Mitt Romney

“In the richest country in the history of the world, this Obama economy has crushed the middle class. Family income has fallen by $4,000, but health insurance premiums are higher, food prices are higher, utility bills are higher, and gasoline prices have doubled. Today more Americans wake up in poverty than ever before.” Mitt Romney

“I feel very deeply about the need to respect and tolerate people of different social - or sexual orientation. But at the same time, I believe marriage should be preserved as an institution for one man and one woman.” Mitt Romney