Love and trust and justice, concern for the poor, that's being pushed to the margins, and you can see it.

There is a price to pay for speaking the truth. There is a bigger price for living a lie.

You can't lead the people if you don't love the people. You can't save the people if you don't serve the people.

Never forget that justice is what love looks like in public

Empathy is not simply a matter of trying to imagine what others are going through, but having the will to muster enough courage to do something about it. In a way, empathy is predicated upon hope.

Too many young folk have addiction to superficial things and not enough conviction for substantial things like justice, truth and love.

None of us alone can save the nation or the world. But each of us can make a positive difference if we commit ourselves to do so. (p. 109)

The greatest gift you can give someone is the gift of inspiration.

We have to recognise that there cannot be relationships unless there is commitment, unless there is loyalty, unless there is love, patience, persistence.

We are who we are because somebody loved us.

A fully functional multiracial society cannot be achieved without a sense of history and open, honest dialogue.

Tell me what you listen to, and I'll tell you who you are.

If you are always persuasive, you would be able to make new friends in society.

A spiritually mature person is capable of admitting his mistakes and sins.

The mere sense of living is joy enough.

Marrying into money was not a good thing for me.

We all have different timetables in reaching and realizing that being in healthy partnership is better than being on our own.

I couldn't do anything I didn't enjoy.

We actually did quite a lot of comedy on 'Xena'. The whole show was very tongue-in-cheek.

I'm happy, and I think being happy keeps you looking young.

Only your friends steal your books.