I realize that I cannot stand by silently as my government executes its citizens. If I do not speak out and resist, I am an accomplice.

people are more than the worst thing they have ever done in their lives

If we believe that murder is wrong and not admissible in our society, then it has to be wrong for everyone, not just individuals but governments as well.

Do they deserve to die?" but "Do we deserve to kill them?

Government ... can't be trusted to control its own bureaucrats or collect taxes equitably or fill a pothole, much less decide which of its citizens to kill.

If you are going to do something for the poor, the abused, or the imprisoned, above all be faithful. People with broken lives often come from lives with broken promises.

The important thing is that when your come to understand something you act on it, no matter how small that act is. Eventually it will take you where you need to go.

There are spaces of sorrow only God can touch.

Lavish love on others receive it gratefully when it come to you. Cultivate friendship like a garden. It is the best love of all.

Mercy is "stronger and more God-like than vengeance".

When you try, God is there and you get the grace you need to get you through.

Look Below and You'll feel Rich, Look Above and You'll feel Poor

At the end of the day, that's what a family is - a group of different people who accept each other.

Let go of self-condemnation and guilt!

The most interesting legal philosophy is German, so naturally I went to Germany, particularly to Berlin, quite a bit.

Focusing on skills, communications, and community allows the project to be more effective and more agile than focusing on processes and plans.

Every movie I make. That’s my hideout, the place I don’t quite understand, but feel most at home.

The fact is: It's true what they say about the United States. It is a land of opportunity. It is too various to get bored with it.

There is always a chance of failure, of producing something totally unnecessary. But I guess that chance of failure is what makes tightrope walking, race-car driving.

In every circumstance, though the nation has liberated already and we have worked for the nation, or we have not, providing the foundation for critical thinking to the people is still important.

Man’s consciousness not only reflects the objective world, but creates it.