People are killed because they're gay. I don't think, "What do I want to do today? I want to speak up on gay rights." No. It's God catching me by my neck. I wish I could keep quiet about the plight of the Palestinians. I can't!

People will use their religion to justify virtually anything.

I'm not an optimist. I'm a prisoner of hope.

Stability and peace in our land will not come from the barrel of a gun, because peace without justice is an impossibility.

Catharsis returns us to the purpose for which were originally intended - to be called by God to do good - and thus ultimately returns us to ourselves.

We must be ready to learn from one another, not claiming that we alone possess all truth and that somehow we have a corner on God.

Some people are able to use Bible as a means of opposing injustice, whereas others are able to find justification.