I really don't teach the way Professor [Frank Moore] Cross does. I don't teach the text the same way he does. I teach Biblical themes, Biblical events.

What hurts the victim most is not the cruelty of the oppressor, but the silence of the bystander.

There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.

Take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.

For the dead and the living, we must bear witness. Not only are we responsible for the memories of the dead, we are responsible for what we do with those memories

The opposite of love is not hate, but indifference. Indifference creates evil. Hatred is evil itself. Indifference is what allows evil to be strong, what gives it power.

Even in darkness it is possible to create light.

I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation.

To remain silent and indifferent is the greatest sin of all.

All collective judgments are wrong. Only racists make them. No human race is superior; no religious faith is inferior.

Because I remember, I despair. Because I remember, I have the duty to reject despair.

Don’t be too comfortable with employment discover yourself and see what you can achieve for yourself

Though a new cloth makes you look new, when you see the old cloths, you remember the old life

Inside of you, there is the power to change your world. Believe in good and you will find good.

I've never preached one sermon on money, on just finances. I want to stay away from it.

If you are wise you won't be deceived by the innocent airs of those whom you have once found to be dangerous.

When we make a choice today, we are deciding who we will be tomorrow.

We're now the results of our past actions, and in the future we'll be the results of the actions we're performing now.

I have read articles about me where a reporter has exaggerated something that I communicated, but I wouldn't say there's ever been a lie told about me.

Violence and nonviolence are, after all, two different forms of theater. They both depend and thrive on the response of an audience.

It's like reading a book about a life that you will never occupy, but that's the beauty of being transported.