If it's wrong for 13-year-old inner-city girls to have babies without the benefit of marriage, it's wrong for rich celebrities, and we ought to stop putting them on the cover of People magazine.

It is so important not to let ourselves off the hook or to become apathetic or cynical by telling ourselves that nothing works or makes a difference. Every day, light your small candle.... The inaction and actions of many human beings over a long time contributed to the crises our children face, and it is the action and struggle of many human beings over time that will solve them-with God's help. So every day, light your small candle.

Luckily, I had incredible parents who, when they saw a problem, didn't say, "Why doesn't somebody do something?" They would say, "Why don't we do something?".

Be a good ancestor. Stand for something bigger than yourself. Add value to the Earth during your sojourn.

Amidst protestations of 'Who can be against the children?' too few people are FOR children when it really matters.

The challenge of social justice is to evoke a sense of community that we need to make our nation a better place, just as we make it a safer place.

We do not have a money problem in America. We have a values and priorities problem.