To forgive is to abandon your right to pay back the predator in his own coin, but it is the loss that Liberates.

Without forgiveness there can be no future for a relationship between individuals or within and between nations.

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.

Forgiveness says you are given another chance to make a new beginning.

The moment our dignity is undermined, we get up in arms and want to see our dignity restored - especially if we are humiliated.

It means a great deal to those who are oppressed to know that they are not alone. And never let anyone tell you that what you are doing is insignificant.

People are scared in this country [the US], to say wrong is wrong because the Jewish lobby is powerful - very powerful.