We have to recognize that there cannot be relationships unless there is commitment unless there is loyalty unless there is love, patience, persistence.

You've got to love yourself enough, not only so that others will be able to love you but that you'll be able to love others.

We have to recognize that there cannot be relationships unless there is commitment, unless there is loyalty unless there is love, patience, persistence.

Addiction is the dominant form of a culture that suffers from a superficial spectacle and celebrity connectivity at its center. It's a form of spiritual emptiness.

If the Kingdom of God is in you, you should leave a little bit of heaven wherever you go.

You don't begin by dehumanizing those who are dehumanizing you, because it contributes to the cycle of dehumanization in the world.

Nihilism is a natural consequence of a culture or civilization ruled and regulated by categories that mask manipulation, mastery and domination of peoples and nature.

None of us alone can save the nation or world. But each of us can make a positive difference if we commit ourselves to do so.

I'm an old Coltrane disciple just like I'm a Christian.

I've never been tied to one party or one candidate or even one institution. And that's true even with one church as a Christian. I'm committed to truth and justice.