Your ordinary acts of love and hope point to the extraordinary promise that every human life is of inestimable value.

My father always used to say, "Don't raise your voice. Improve your argument." Good sense does not always lie with the loudest shouters, nor can we say that a large, unruly crowd is always the best arbiter of what is right.

All people would really want peace and all would want to be sure that they would not be taken advantage of.

Forgiveness is an absolute necessity for continued human existence.

It makes no sense to invest in [fossil fuel] companies that undermine our future

One of the greatest gifts we can give to another generation is our experience, our wisdom.

You have to understand that the Bible is really a library of books and it has different categories of material. There are certain parts which you have to say no to. The Bible accepted slavery. St Paul said women should not speak in church at all and there are people who have used that to say women should not be ordained. There are many things that you shouldn't accept.