Freedom comes when you see the built-in contradiction of trying to manipulate something that is going right to begin with.... Stop trying to steer the river.

Faith moves mountains, but only knowledge moves them to the right place...

To take command, one must first create the illusion that command is already yours.

To work for the common good is the greatest creed.

The way we have to measure progress is not, "Is there ever going to be an incident of racism in the country?" It's, "How does the majority of our country respond?"

The human heart holds much more love than it can ever disburse in one lifetime.

It is easier to get into something than to get out of it.

You can't walk two steps without seeing a pregnant teen.

Whoever possesses the will to suffering within himself has a different attitude towards cruelty: he does not regard it as inherently harmful and bad.

Let's build bridges, not walls.

The first things I did when I got out of school in '65 was to buy a pair of Levis and pierce my ears.