As far as I was concerned, the Depression was an ill wind that blew some good. If it hadnt occurred, my parents would have given me my college education. As it was, I had to scrabble for it. – Sargent Shriver
The only genuine elite is the elite of those men and women who gave their lives to justice and charity. – Sargent Shriver
If education does not create a need for the best in life, then we are stuck in an undemocratic, rigid caste society. – Sargent Shriver
It is precisely our job as Catholics to speak the truth as plainly and precisely as we can. – Sargent Shriver
In the traditional urban novel, there is only survival or not. The suburban idea, the conformist idea, that agony can be seen to and cured by doctors or psychoanalysis or self-knowledge is nowhere to be found in the city. Talking is a way of life, but it is not a cure. Same with religion. – Jane Smiley