The degree to which one is sensitive to other people's suffering, to other (people's) humanity, is the index of one's own humanity

We are closer to God when we are asking questions than when we think we have the answers.

Racism is man's gravest threat to man - the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason.

Prayer cannot bring water to parched fields, or mend a broken bridge, or rebuild a ruined city; but prayer can water an arid soul, mend a broken heart, and rebuild a weakened will.

Remember that there is meaning beyond absurdity. Know that every deed counts, that every word is power...Above all, remember that you must build your life as if it were a work of art.

In any free society where terrible wrongs exist, some are guilty - all are responsible.

When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.

The opposite of good is not evil, the opposite of good is indifference.

Indifference to evil is more insidious than evil itself. It is a silent justification affording evil acceptability in society.

When I marched with Martin Luther King in Selma, I felt my legs were praying.

Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually. To be spiritual is to be amazed.

Hell is truth seen too late.

Your treasure chest is your mind

When I pass my name in such large letters I blush but at the same time instinctively raise my hat.

There is a spiritual hunger in the world today - and it cannot be satisfied by better cars on longer credit terms.

Singleness is a gift; marriage is a gift. We should not misuse the gifts we've been given.

Find your place and hold it: find your work and do it. And put everything you've got into it.

I am a bit odd. I am somewhat evangelical. But I am not crazy.

The surest way of achieving your goal is through the single-minded pursuit of simple actions.

When looking at Germans, I have never felt a sense that they are guilty. I have encountered anti-Semitism in the United States as well.

I don't have any interest in going out to clubs. I love people, and I love socializing, I just don't have any interest in being drunk.