Theodore Hesburgh
Theodore Hesburgh
Theodore Martin Hesburgh, CSC, was a priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross, was president of the University of Notre Dame for 35 years. He is the namesake for TIAA–CREF's Hesburgh Award...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionReligious Leader
Date of Birth25 May 1917
CountryUnited States of America
catholic happiest humble life
I have a lot to be humble about, ... I'd like to say that it's the happiest day of my life, but it isn't: The happiest day of my life was when I was anointed a Catholic priest.
distance hypocrite hypocrisy
All of us are experts at practicing virtue at a distance.
leadership sports volleyball
Bill Walton, UH Volleyball coach, after his player kept looking at him on the bench every time the ball hit the floor...Next time you look at me I'll put you on the bench where you can see me better. My basic principle is that you don't make decisions because they are easy; you don't make them because they are cheap; you don't make them because they are popular. You make them because they are right.
laughter thinking laughing
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?
humorous beer driving
I'll have another beer. I'm not driving.
leadership blow common-vision
You can't blow an uncertain trumpet.