Being trustworthy requires: Doing the right thing. And doing things right.
Nonviolence is the law of our species as violence is the law of the brute. The spirit lies dormant in the brute, and he knows no law but that of physical might. The dignity of man requires obedience to a higher laws - to the strength of the spirit.
Wisdom requires not only the investigation of many things, but contemplation of the mystery.
Taking life seriously requires taking death seriously.
Get rid of the idea that God wants you to sacrifice yourself for others, and that you can secure his favor by doing so; God requires nothing of the kind from you. What He wants is that you should make the most of yourself, for yourself, and for others; and you can help others more by making the most of yourself than in any other way.
Investing for the poor requires participation from the entire community.
I’ve never heard that the sexual act requires any particular intelligence. From what I’ve observed, many stupid people are easily able to produce children.
Smiling away your troubles requires a clear conscience that harbors no insincerity.
The Christian life does not just evolve. It also requires specific decisions and public commitments to deepen our faith and obedience.
A clamor for 'family values' requires deliberate blindness to the abuses that occur within families.
Raising your level of performance requires a proper mentality and meaning from within. This gives you the ability and drive to work on the things necessary to go to a higher level. When people ask me how to raise their level of performance, the first thing I ask is, How important is it to you?
A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.
Sometimes when we're not paying attention, relation-ships happen. There is no rule that requires two people in love to be exactly alike.
Democracy actually requires that the whole public be able to see common problems and address them and step outside of their own sort of narrow self-interest to do so.
A relationship requires a lot of work and commitment.
But human nature cannot be content on a diet of honey and if there is nothing in one's life that requires pity, one must invent it; for to go through life unpitied would be an unthinkable loss.
We have to build a political consensus and that requires people to give up a little bit of their own turf in order to create this common ground.
For dreams to come true, it requires diligence. Believing is the most important thing!
To paint things as they are requires a minute attention, and employs the memory rather than the fancy.
Evil requires no reason.