In the struggle for human rights and justice, Negros will make a mistake if they become bitter and indulge in hate campaigns.

The nonviolent approach does not immediately change the heart of the oppressor. It first does something to the hearts and souls of those committed to it. It gives them new self-respect; it calls up resources of strength and courage they did not know they had.

Use me, God. Show me how to take who I am, who I want to be, and what I can do, and use it for a purpose greater than myself.

Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle.

The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important.

the universe is under the control of a loving purpose, and that in the struggle for righteousness man has cosmic companionship (angels). Behind the harsh appearance of the world there is a benign power.

True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar; it comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring.