The more I travel, the more I see how important it is to each population to see that their history of the good and the bad is remembered by others.

Perhaps there is no more dangerous place for a Christian to be than in safety and comfort, detached from the suffering of others.

The Christian icon is not the Stars and Stripes but a cross-flag, and its emblem is not a donkey, an elephant, or an eagle, but a slaughtered lamb.

Most good things have been said far too many times and just need to be lived.

All around you, people will be tiptoeing through life, just to arrive at death safely. But dear children, do not tiptoe. Run, hop, skip, or dance, just don't tiptoe.

How can we worship a homeless man on Sunday and ignore one on Monday?

God comforts the disturbed and disturbs the comfortable.

When we ask God to move a mountain, God may give us a shovel.

There are some things to die for but none to kill for.

It is a beautiful thing when folks in poverty are no longer just a missions project but become genuine friends and family with whom we laugh, cry, dream and struggle.

I learned more about God from the tears of homeless mothers than any systematic theology ever taught me.

You shall not be afraid of the adversary. God will be your strong fortress.

I’m good at being vague and unpredictable. It’s sort of a hard habit to break.

Poor man wanna be rich, rich man wanna be king, and a king ain't satisfied until he rules everything.

You don't know anything, but I know even less.

For Joey Bishop, always was kind of the lost soul, so I did a traffic joke.

Comparison is an act of violence against the self.

Parents don't know their children at all. No one knows anyone, in fact.

I mean, even my dressing room at the studio has candles and cushions and cashmere rugs and things.

Share the wealth. Be generous with your joy. Give away what you most want. Be generous with your insights and delights.

The great lesson of history for us is that strength and resolve bring peace and order, and weakness and vacillation invite chaos and conflict.