The most important question in the world is, 'Why is the child crying?'

But if by some miracle and all our struggle, the earth is spared, only justice to every living being will save humankind.

No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.

America is America. It's a capitalist system. They [leaders] have enshrined that belief that profit matters more than anything else. The polarization of the society is just the resurfacing of that.

In my work and in myself I reflect black people, women and men, as I reflect others. One day even the most self-protective ones will look into the mirror I provide and not be afraid.

People who work hard often work too hard. ... May we learn to honor the hammock, the siesta, the nap and the pause in all its forms.

Anybody can observe the Sabbath, but making it holy surely takes the rest of the week.