[Happiness] comes when we choose to be who we are, to be ourselves, at this present moment in our lives.

Many people confuse authority and the power of efficiency, as if the first role of people with responsibility is to take decisions, command effectively and so exercise power. But their role first of all is to be a person to whom others can turn for help and advice, to provide security, to affirm, to support, to encourage and to guide.

Community is a sign that love is possible in a materialistic world where people so often either ignore or fight each other. It is a sign that we don't need a lot of money to be happy--in fact, the opposite.

There is nothing stronger than a heart which loves and is freely given.

Each human being, however small or weak, has something to bring to humanity. As we start to really get to know others, as we begin to listen to each other's stories, things begin to change. We begin the movement from exclusion to inclusion, from fear to trust, from closedness to openness, from judgment and prejudice to forgiveness and understanding. It is a movement of the heart.

A community is only a community when the majority of its members are making the transition from 'the community for myself' to 'myself for the community'.

Every human being is a mixture of light and darkness, trust and fear, love and hate.