I honor businesses for what they do, I honor nonprofits for what they do, I honor government for what it does, and then I invite everyone to the table so that together we can come up with innovative and broad-based solutions that can serve as many people as possible. The fewer or less diverse voices you invite to the table, the smaller and narrower your solution will be and the fewer people it will serve.
Bernie GlassmanWhen we go... to bear witness to life on the streets, we're offering ourselves. Not blankets, not food, not clothes, just ourselves.
Bernie GlassmanI always tell people that if you get upset over what someone says, imagine him or her with a clown's nose on and you won't get so angry.
Bernie Glassmanwhatever judgment we make is a subjective one we're making now, and that it could change.
Bernie GlassmanWhen we don't ask, we don't let others give. When we fear rejection, we don't let generosity arise.
Bernie Glassman