The rage of the oppressed is never the same as the rage of the privileged.

Do not expect to receive the love from someone else you do not give yourself.

I think we have to choose, what are the issues that really matter? We have to trust that.

We know that so much of the war that is happening is the attempt of one group to snatch the resources of another group.

One of the major differences I see in the political climate today is that there is less collective support for coming to critical consciousness – in communities, in institutions, among friends.

I feel that I have many real students whom I have not met. Many are in cloisters and they never get out. Others are in prison. But in many cases they practice the teachings much better than those who meet me every day.

Sexism has always been a political stance mediating social domination, enabling white men and black men to share a common sensibility about sex roles and the importance of male domination.