Too frequently we think we have to do spectacular things. Yet if we remember that the sea is actually made up of drops of water and each drop counts, each one of us can do our little bit where we are. Those little bits can come together and almost overwhelm the world. Each one of us can be an oasis of peace.

Before Nelson Mandela was arrested in 1962, he was an angry, relatively young man. He founded the ANC's military wing. When he was released, he surprised everyone because he was talking about reconciliation and forgiveness and not about revenge.

Anything war can do, peace can do better.

A person is a person through other persons; you can't be human in isolation; you are human only in relationships.

When the humility of someone is undermined, whether I like it or not mine is undermined as well.

We are made by God, we are made like God, we are made for God.

How could you have a soccer team if all were goalkeepers? How would it be an orchestra if all were French horns?