When we leave Mass, we ought to go out the way Moses descended Mt Sinai: with his face shining, with his heart brave and strong to face the world's difficulties.

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.

Music is the highest form of philosophy of the conscious mind.

you should first follow the plow if you want to dance the harvest jig.

I'm not ashamed to be me. More than anyone else I know, I love my life and accept myself. What's wrong with being unique? I am proud of everything that I am and will become.

I want to know the thoughts of God. Everything else is just details.

It's been very important throughout my career that I've met all the guys I've copied, because at each stage they've said, 'Don't play like me, play like you.'

While we ourselves are the living graves of murdered animals, how can we expect any ideal living conditions on this earth?

But what is more, if we have succeeded in adding to the basic understanding of our universe and ourselves, we will have made a contribution to the totality of human culture.

What's up, gangstas? It's the M-I-Double-Tizzle.

If you do not hear music in your words, you have put too much thought into your writing and not enough heart.