I'm persuaded that if most people saw what I see on a regular basis, they would want change.

You ultimately judge the civility of a society not by how it treats the rich, the powerful, the protected and the highly esteemed, but by how it treats the poor, the disfavored and the disadvantaged.

We have a system of justice in [the US] that treats you much better if you're rich and guilty than if you're poor and innocent. Wealth, not culpability, shapes outcomes.

You don’t change the world with the ideas in your mind, but with the conviction in your heart.

Somebody has to stand when other people are sitting. Somebody has to speak when other people are quiet.

The opposite of poverty is not wealth. I don't believe that. I actually think, in too many places, the opposite of poverty is justice.

The true measure of our character is how we treat the poor, the disfavored, the accused, the incarcerated, and the condemned.

Each of us is more than the worst thing we've ever done.

We live in a country that talks about being the home of the brave and the land of the free, and we have the highest incarceration rate in the world.

I don't think there's been a time in American history with more innocent people in prison.

Always do the right thing even when the right thing is the hard thing

Amidst the whole peril in the world, here’s why you’re still alive–to find your purpose. Your purpose will ignite hope in others.

When selling, never answer an unasked question.

Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man. And man can be as big as he wants. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings.

I am always surprised when people do get upset. Perhaps its just the nutty people who write to newspapers who get upset.

Each morning is the open door to a new world - new vistas, new aims, new tryings.

Americans relate all effort, all work, and all of life itself to the dollar. Their talk is of nothing but dollars.

I'm a guy who doesn't like to be alone, and the joy that my friends pass me, with them being always by my side, is gigantic.

I enjoy feeling physically strong, so maybe I'd like to be able to lift a building and launch it at someone.

Our Futures are Formed by the Thoughts we Hold Most Often.

Faith is your reaction to God's ability.