Quotes by Michael Novak

Atheists in our midst are proof that all consciences can be accommodated here, even those that have no ground for holding that conscience is sacred, inalienable, and prior to civil society.
– Michael Novak
Not all of those who cry The poor, the poor! will enter the kingdom of heaven.
– Michael Novak
Our political institutions work remarkably well. They are designed to clang against each other. The noise is democracy at work.
– Michael Novak
To know oneself is to disbelieve utopia.
– Michael Novak
We really feel happier when things look bleak. Hope is endurance. Hope is holding on and going on and trusting in the Lord.
– Michael Novak
Love is not a feeling of happiness. Love is a willingness to sacrifice.
– Michael Novak