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Structure is one of the things that I always hope will reveal itself to me.

A structure is a bit like a story. People will go along with you - they see where you're going.

I do like structure, and I'd love to be better at it.

My education, according to the tradition of the Jesuit school which I attended, had been centered on the 'ancient humanities', and I was strongly attracted to the more literary branches.

I thrive on structure. I find my freedom in structure.

I still consider myself a very spiritual person but the structure of the church isn't really for me.

Indeed, one of the most successful and influential religious organizations in history, the Society of Jesus, was consciously modeled along military lines by its founder, Ignatius Loyola.

I entered the diocesan seminary. I liked the Dominicans, and I had Dominican friends. But then I chose the Society of Jesus, which I knew well because the seminary was entrusted to the Jesuits. Three things in particular struck me about the Society: the missionary spirit, community and discipline.

I'm a highly flawed individual, as we all are, and because I was raised by Jesuits, I'm constantly, 'What is it about me and what I can do to be better?'

The four cornerstones of character on which the structure of this nation was built are: Initiative, Imagination, Individuality and Independence.