Dehumanization, although a concrete historical fact, is not a given destiny but the result of an unjust order that engenders violence in the oppressors, which in turn dehumanizes the oppressed

Leaders who do not act dialogically, but insist on imposing their decisions, do not organize the people--they manipulate them. They do not liberate, nor are they liberated: they oppress.

The oppressors do not favor promoting the community as a whole, but rather selected leaders.

Looking at the past must only be a means of understanding more clearly what and who they are so that they can more wisely build the future.

To simply think about the people, as the dominators do, without any self-giving in that thought, to fail to think with the people, is a sure way to cease being revolutionary leaders.

P71- if i do not love the world if i do not love life if i do not love people i cannot enter into dialogue.

P33- Oppression is domesticating. Gravest obstacle to the achievement of liberation is that oppressive reality absorbs those within it and thereby acts to submerge human beings consciousness.

P69- word is not the privilege of some few persons but the right of everyone

P26 - Only power that springs from the weakness of the oppressed will be sufficiently strong to free both.

… Without a sense of identity, there can be no real struggle…

P20 - The rightist sectarian wants to slow down the historical process, to domesticate time and thus to domesticate men and women.

Middle Age is that perplexing time of life when we hear two voices calling us, one saying, 'Why not?' and the other, 'Why bother?'

Popular opinions, on subjects not palpable to sense, are often true, but seldom or never the whole truth.

I don't believe that everybody is out of some kind of cookie cutter, so the thing that protects me is always being level with myself, even to myself.

There are many comedians who are afraid to work outside the coasts and the casinos because they're afraid they'll bomb.

The second attention is the occult side of the being. It is the ability to manipulate others, be it for good or ill intent.

Don't ever, ever try to lie to the internet.

it was only a hopeless fantasy, it passed like an april day, but a look and a word and the dreams they stirred they have stolen my heart away.

My motto is strong packaging, clear addressing.

Sal, we gotta go and never stop going 'till we get there.' 'Where we going, man?' 'I don't know but we gotta go.

Being diagnosed with cancer really opened my eyes to the fact anyone can have it and that even though we think we have control over everything in our lives, we don't.