Christendom is not primarily a mental construct. It is above all a fact, indeed the longest historical experience the Church has had. Hence the deep impact it has made on its life and thought.

If there is no friendship with them [the poor] and no sharing of the life of the poor, then there is no authentic commitment to liberation, because love exists only among equals.

The poverty of the poor is not a call to generous relief action, but a demand that we go and build a different social order.

So you say you love the poor? Name them.

If I define my neighbor as the one I must go out to look for, on the highways and byways, in the factories and slums, on the farms and in the mines, then my world changes.

Liberation from every form of exploitation, the possibility of a more human and dignified life, the creation of a new humankind - all pass through this struggle.

In the Bible poverty is a scandalous condition inimical to human dignity and therefore contrary to the will of God.

The future of history belongs to the poor and exploited.

The denunciation of injustice implies the rejection of the use of Christianity to legitimize the established order.

Once causes are determined, then there is talk of "social injustice" and the privileged begin to resist.

[Neighbor is] not he whom I find in my path, but rather he in whose path I place myself, he whom I approach and actively seek.

Why would I want to win anything other than a beautiful game?

It is foolish in the extreme not only to resort to force before necessity compels, but especially to madly create the conditions that will lead to this necessity.

I do think that I never got tied down to any social scene. I was just into creating stuff.

I am not the born; how can there be either birth or death for me?

There is a nationwide shortage of drugs for Attention Deficit Disorder. The FDA says they're not sure how it happened. I guess somebody wasn't paying attention.

I'm not bitter. Why should I be bitter? I'm thrilled to death with life.

I think as an actor you're always learning, you're always trying to experience more things.

All we have, all we are, are clichés.

I lost my dad when I was younger, and I know what its like to lose a beloved parent.

There was no indie rock band in the 90s at the level of, like, Grizzly Bear. I listen to their records and it's crazy how good they sound. That really freaks me out.