True peace can rarely be imposed from the outside; it must be born within and between communities through meetings and dialogue and then carried outward.

It is difficult to make people understand that the ideal doesn't exist, that personal equilibrium and the harmony they dream of come only after years and years of struggle, and that even then they come only as flashes of grace and peace.

When we begin to believe that there is greater joy in working with and for others, rather than just for ourselves, then our society will truly become a place of celebration.

Life is a succession of crises and moments when we have to rediscover who we are and what we really want.

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.

To live with Jesus is to live with the poor. To live with the poor is to live with Jesus.

People cannot accept their own evil if they do not at the same time feel loved, respected and trusted.