Like when you sit in front of a fire in winter — you are just there in front of the fire. You don't have to be smart or anything. The fire warms you.

To be impartial... is indeed to have taken sides already... with the status quo.

Sometimes you want to whisper in God's ear, "God, we know you are in charge, but why don't you make it slightly more obvious?"

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

As long as we fail to face up to the past and deal with it accordingly, the future will smack of corruption.

I am human because I belong, I participate, I share.

In order to turn around and do something better, we must first escape the vicious circle of self-righteousness and denial. And that calls for the humility to say "I'm sorry. Please forgive me."