People often speak of God being even-handed. God is not even-handed. God is biased, in favor of the weak, of the despised.

The worst thing that can happen to anybody in this cultural environment is to fail.

Once lost, trust can only be regained if we are as good as our word.

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

Brothers and sisters of Egypt, you have given the world the most precious gift: the belief that ultimately right will prevail.

We must not only speak about forgiveness and reconciliation, we must act on these principles.

As much as the world has an instinct for evil and is a breeding ground for genocide, holocaust, slavery, racism, war, oppression, and injustice, the world has an even greateer instinct for goodness, rebirth, mercy, beauty, truth, freedom and love.