The planet should not be used as a warehouse of resources to serve humanity's selfishness

A healthy human environment is one in which we try to make sense of our limits, of the accidents that can always befall us and the passage of time which inexorably changes us.

The past is what the present is doing now.

Truth makes love possible; love makes truth bearable.

Even when I was Archbishop of Wales and working with new bishops, I used to say, not realising quite how true it was, 'One of the things you will do as a bishop is disappoint people'.

One of the most powerful defences the media can offer for controversial actions is, of course, public interest.

How do we live in a way that shows an understanding that we genuinely live in a shared world, not one that simply belongs to us?

A flourishing, morally credible media is a vital component in the maintenance of genuinely public talk, argument about common good.

Quite a lot of our contemporary culture is actually shot through with a resentment of limits and the passage of time, anger at what we can't do, fear or even disgust at growing old.

We shall not find life by refusing to let go of our precious, protected selves.

Christians should emphatically be campaigning for justice for the poor - but the Church is not a campaign.

Make life easier by living in the present and believing in the future.

If you're too busy being angry at the world, don't be surprised when the world returns serve.

Sometimes I dig holes for people to fall in. Then I shout, “I've got you!

If you want to become enlightened, you've got to get all the bullshit out of your life. You have to clear up your mind completely.

The anti-elitist values in America, I think, are very destructive to education.

It is frustrating having to walk through America having to bob and weave people's impressions of me because they see a tall, black guy walking down the street. That is frustrating.

I would say that by virtue of your not acting parental up to this point, you've relinquished your ability to wield any power now. Sam and I are together. It's not an option.

All the people in Korea are cheering me like I'm a gold medalist or something, so I have a responsibility to my country.

I just want to touch people's ears. I want to touch people's lives. I want to give them something they can release to towards their anger.

Believe in yourselves. Dream. Try. Do good.