I want to be prophetic and take stands and stand with those on the margins, and I want to laugh as much as I can.

Even gang members imagine a future that doesnt include gangs.

God can get tiny, if we're not careful.

I love movies.

I always have a funny story at communion time that underscores that no one is perfect, and that communion is not for perfect people but for hungry people.

Redemption is possible, and it is the measure of a civilized society.

Things which are accidentally the causes either of hope or fear are called good or evil omens.

Life is a voyage across troubled waters where our days are often spent clinging to the top of the highest mast, scouting for a comforting glimpse of shore.

The greatest problem all around the world today, whether in America, Japan, China Russia, India or anywhere else in the world, is that people are not in peace. People want peace.

In Lake Wobegon, we don't forget mistakes.

I feel that the greatest reward for doing is the opportunity to do more.

I'm just trying to get rid of all the mystery surrounding me and let people see what I'm thinking. So they can understand me and stop assuming things about me.

I've had moments where I've felt like I was on another planet because I saw something beautiful. To me, taking pictures is being alive.

It is a law of governance that democracies have to spend themselves dizzy. Citizens of democracies can, after all, tell their government to give them things.

If someone needs help, I can offer advice. I'm not always right and people don't always listen.

I'm a pretty young person, but I think you need a little life experience to actually say something.