In fact, effective solidarity with the poor, both individual persons and entire nations, is indispensable for the construction of peace.

However, it must always remain a dialogue, and never an imposition of the church's own convictions and methods. Propose, not impose. To serve, and not to dominate.

The church, inserted and active in human society and in history, does not exist in order to exercise political power or to govern the society.

The faith must express itself in charity and in solidarity, which is the civil form of charity.

A church of dialogue in the contemporary world... a church, taking on the mission of Jesus, which is in the world not to judge humanity, but to love it and to save it.

The Church doesn't censor. It tries to guide its faithful through catechism.

The church must constantly promote dialogue.

In fact, a large majority of those have died and of those expected to die of AIDS, as well as of those who are infected with the virus, are in sub-Saharan Africa.

We know that social exclusion is closely tied to the new economic world order, globalized, with free and open markets, which isn't bringing prosperity or social justice to all.

We see violence to forcibly seize land, at any price, murders and corruption.

John Paul II made it clear that... liberation theology based on the teaching of Jesus Christ was necessary, but liberation theology that used a Marxist analysis was unacceptable.

We all came into this world wired to connect with all life.

All I want is to mess around, and I don't really care about, if you love me, if you hate me, you can't save me, baby baby, all my life I've been good

I don't have time to distinguish between the unfortunate and the incompetent.

Screen credit is valuable only when it's given you. If you're in a position to give yourself credit, you don't need it.

Are you trying to give me a hint that I should drop it? I can lose the accent; I just have to really focus on what I'm saying. And I have to talk slowly.

Truthfullness to life-both fantasy life and factual life-is the basis of all great art.

When I try to describe myself to God I say, 'Lord, remember me? Black? Female? Six-foot tall? The writer?' And I almost always get God's attention.

I stood face to face with the moon and the ocean and the future that spread out with all its bewildering immensity before me.

Our brains deal exclusively with special-case experiences.

I think that Americans find the Australian humour and the energy of Australians very refreshing - we are quite self-deprecating, we're light-hearted and can have a laugh.