It moves one's heart to think: Nine months before I was born there was a woman who loved me deeply. She did not know what I was going to be like, but she loved me because she carried me in her womb.

The ones who have a voice must speak for those who are voiceless.

I do not believe in death without resurrection. If they kill me I will rise again in the people of El Salvador.

Aspire not to have more, but to be more.

When the church hears the cry of the oppressed it cannot but denounce the social structures that give rise to and perpetuate the misery from which the cry arises.

Let us not tire of preaching love; it is the force that will overcome the world.

We are workers, not master builders, ministers, not messiahs. We are prophets of a future not our own.

There are many things that can only be seen through eyes that have cried

There is no dichotomy between man and God's image. Whoever tortures a human being, whoever abuses a human being, whoever outrages a human being, abuses God's image.

Peace is the product of justice and love.

God is not satisfied with appearance. God wants the garment of justice. God wants his Christians dressed in love.

Everyone is a prisoner of his own experiences. No one can eliminate prejudices--just recognize them.

Mothers tend to be more direct. Fathers talk to other fathers about their kids more metaphorically. It's a different way of communication.

It appears that the media filters we carry in our heads are like computers: they've been forced to get faster in order to keep up with the demands our high-speed society puts on them.

We shall not fail - if we stand firm, we shall not fail. Wise counsels may accelerate, or mistakes delay it, but, sooner or later, the victory is sure to come.

And always, there was the magic of learning things.

A little knowledge and an over-abundance of zeal always tends to be harmful. In the area involving religious truths, it can be disastrous.

Trout was petrified there on Forty-second Street. It had given him a life not worth living, but I had also given him an iron will to live. This was a common combination on the planet Earth.

The histories of the lives and fortunes of men are full of instances of this nature,--where favorable times and lucky accidents have done for them, what wisdom or skill could not.

Narcissism as a virtue is very futuristic. Narcissism as a quality is where I think things are heading.

Churches must extend their influence beyond the lives of church members to impact the broader community that they serve.