"If holy people are so interested in politics, government, and public policy, let them pay the price of admission like everybody else. The Catholic Church alone could wipe out the national debt if all …"

"I'm not a fan of modern anything. I think it's all just a bunch of people who are trying to be new, but they're just repeating the same old mistakes."

"Some people see the glass half full. Others see it half empty. I see a glass that's twice as big as it needs to be."

"I'm not a misanthrope. I'm a misanthrope-in-training. I'm working on it. I'm getting there."

"I don’t like to think of laws as rules you have to follow, but more as suggestions."