Isn't unconditional love supposed to work both ways? How can we expect unconditional love for ourselves if we are not willing to grant others the same mercy?

Those who deny any group of people human rights are really denying the humanity of that group - and their own.

What would Jesus do? One thing is obvious, if there is one thing Jesus would NOT do - is to behave like his followers.

I believe most people are good, even deep down, even if you have to dig a little - although some people can tempt one to pick up a shovel and actually put that to the test.

If I want religion, I know where to look for it - and if for example I don't want it, then why should it be forced on me in media and public spaces?

Just saying "I love you" can mean the difference between nothing and everything. Some people say it while they stab the person they say it to - some say it to the one holding the knife.

Who am I to decide if he is worth my love or not when I can't even...

Intelligence is being intelligent enough to know you're not so intelligent as you intelligently once thought.

All men are born good.

What you experience as "reality," including your physical body and aging, is shaped by your habits of perception.

I cant read a note of music. I just do it all from ear.

The capitalist cannot store labour-power in warehouses after he has bought it, as he may do with the raw material.

So to be standing here, this was really, truly, honestly never part of anything we even imagined in our wildest dreams.

Obamacare takes effect in less than eight months. Do you realize what this means? If you go to the emergency room now, you'll be covered by the time you finally see a doctor.

By honoring the lives of those we admire, we make our own values known.

Is not that state a warning and a judgment for our heavy sins as a nation?