This is what it is for Asians to be part of - support affirmative action, even though it may be against their interest, but they feel it's a matter of justice.

You've got to be a thermostat rather than a thermometer. A thermostat shapes the climate of opinion; a thermometer just reflects it.

And when I talk about love, I'm talking about something that's great, though, brother. I'm talking about something that will sustain you.

The capitalist culture of consumption... does not provide meaningful sustenance for large numbers of people.

If you view life as a gold rush, you're going to end up worshiping a golden calf.

You can't lead the people if you don't love the people. You can't save the people if you don't serve the people.

You've got to love yourself enough, not only so that others will be able to love you, but that you'll be able to love others.