Jesus' life and words are a challenge at the same time that they are Good News. They are a challenge to those of us who are poor and oppressed. By His life He is calling us to give ourselves to others, to sacrifice for those who suffer, to share our lives with our brothers and sisters who are also oppressed. He is calling us to "hunger and thirst after justice" in the same way that we hunger and thirst after food and water: that is, by putting our yearning into practice.

To make a great dream come true, the first requirement is a great capacity to dream; the second is persistence.

It is my deepest belief that only by giving our lives do we find life.

However important the struggle is and however much misery and poverty and degradation exist, we know that it cannot be more important than one human life.

Our language is the reflection of ourselves. A language is an exact reflection of the character and growth of its speakers.

We'll organize workers in this movement as long as we're willing to sacrifice. The moment we stop sacrificing, we stop organizing.

Self dedication is a spiritual experience.