Theodore Hesburgh Quotes

"The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother."

"I can think of no better way of redeeming this tragic world today than love and laughter. Too many of the young have forgotten how to laugh, and too many of the elders have forgotten how to love. Would not our lives be lightened if only we could all learn to laugh more easily at ourselves and to love one another."

"All of us are experts at practicing virtue at a distance."

"The very essence of leadership is [that] you have a vision. It's got to be a vision you articulate clearly and forcefully on every occasion. You can't blow an uncertain trumpet."

"The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can't blow an uncertain trumpet."