To me, a faith in Jesus Christ that is not aligned with the poor ... it's nothing.

The purpose of science is not to analyze or describe but to make useful models of the world. A model is useful if it allows us to get use out of it.

You hold onto religion, you know, rules, regulations, traditions. I think what God is interested in is people's hearts, and that's hard enough.

A good listener is very nearly as attractive as a good talker. You cannot have a beautiful mind if you do not know how to listen.

Some people drift along like a cork on a river, feeling that they cannot do anything except drift, moment to moment. This is an attitude of mind. Everyone can be constructive even in tiny ways.

Asking a question is the simplest way of focusing thinking...asking the right question may be the most important part of thinking.

I know it aches, how your heart it breaks. You can only take so much. Walk on.