101 Quotes by Cal Thomas

In violent streets and broken homes, the cry of anguished souls is not for more laws but for more conscience and character.

Sometimes people need a kick in the pants to get them to do what they would be doing if government weren't there as a perpetual parent.

The difference between the more traditional sports clubs and Congress is that Congress doesn't really compete against another team.

The measure of a great writer is not how many weeks his books spend on the best-seller lists, but how many years his books remain in print after his death.

Once a federal law or policy is in place it is more difficult to kill than a vampire.

In business, poor performance leads to bankruptcy or, at a minimum, a restructuring of the company. In American education, failure entitles the bankrupt system to even more taxpayer dollars.

When the Forbidden Fruit was handed to Adam and Eve, they were allowed the moral choice to accept or decline. I know people who have refused to feast on the money tree. They live simply, within their means, and seem far more content than those who are trying to horde their wealth while clinging to the ladder of 'success,' terrified to let go. That isn't real living. The Puritans rightly saw that as covetousness.

No child is taught to kill, but he has to be taught to love, respect, honor and value, not only his own life, but the lives of his classmates, parents and teachers. He has to experience love and acceptance. He has to know his life has purpose and meaning. No amount of money can do that.

But prosperity without a soul is like a corpse whose heart has stopped beating. There is no life, only consumption.