People in every nation enhance the social dimension of their lives by acting as committed and responsible citizens.

Some people think that - excuse my expression here - that in order to be good Catholics we have to be like rabbits. No. Parenthood is about being responsible. This is clear.

The public is upset. If they haven't lost their job, they know somebody that has. If they haven't lost their house, they know somebody that has. What do you do? When something's wrong, it's government's job to fix it, it must be government that's responsible for causing it.

There is one irrefutable law of the universe: We are each responsible for our own life.

Nobody but you is responsible for your life. You are responsible for your life. What is your life? What is all life? What is every flower, every rock, every tree? Energy.

Perhaps it is better to be irresponsible and right, than to be responsible and wrong.