The rage building up, generation after generation, among what has become a permanent underclass in many parts of the world cannot continue. We are desperately undereducating our children. In the United States, we are turning prison-building into the single largest urban industry. These are like toxic chemical factors any one of which could cause a raging fire. God help us if they begin to interact.

If you're busy regretting the past, then a new future can't come in.

Birth is violent, whether it be the birth of a child or the birth of an idea.

The more you drop into your heart, the more God can drop into your mind.

May we not succumb to thoughts of violence and revenge today, but rather to thoughts of mercy and compassion. We are to love our enemies that they might be returned to their right minds.

Anything having to do with what is happening inside people has political significance to me. That is why I like the term "holistic politics."

The key to intimacy is the commitment to honesty and to the radical forgiveness necessary in order for honesty to be safe.