The God of Exodus is the God of history and of political liberation more than he is the God of nature.

If there is no friendship with them [the poor] and no sharing of the life of the poor, then there is no authentic commitment to liberation, because love exists only among equals.

The poverty of the poor is not a call to generous relief action, but a demand that we go and build a different social order.

So you say you love the poor? Name them.

If I define my neighbor as the one I must go out to look for, on the highways and byways, in the factories and slums, on the farms and in the mines, then my world changes.

Liberation from every form of exploitation, the possibility of a more human and dignified life, the creation of a new humankind - all pass through this struggle.

In the Bible poverty is a scandalous condition inimical to human dignity and therefore contrary to the will of God.

The future of history belongs to the poor and exploited.

The denunciation of injustice implies the rejection of the use of Christianity to legitimize the established order.

Once causes are determined, then there is talk of "social injustice" and the privileged begin to resist.

[Neighbor is] not he whom I find in my path, but rather he in whose path I place myself, he whom I approach and actively seek.

Being human means throwing your whole life on the scales of destiny when need be, all the while rejoicing in every sunny day and every beautiful cloud.

The present changes the past. Looking back you do not find what you left behind.

Spending longer thinking about the problem before you dive in is likely to lead to higher levels of creativity in the final product.

I gave him my heart, and he took and pinched it to death; and flung it back to me.

The uneven distribution of wealth in the world is due to the uneven distribution of capitalism.

I've never minded my kids watching any of the series I did. That's important to me

There are hundreds of good reasons for having a cat, but all you need is one.

Reality whistles a different tune underwater.

An arrant traitor as any is in the universal world, or in France, or in England.

I want to be the best daughter, sister, friend and wife I can possibly be - because when I die, I am not going to be buried with my Oscar.