The future of history belongs to the poor and exploited.

If there is no friendship with them [the poor] and no sharing of the life of the poor, then there is no authentic commitment to liberation, because love exists only among equals.

The poverty of the poor is not a call to generous relief action, but a demand that we go and build a different social order.

So you say you love the poor? Name them.

If I define my neighbor as the one I must go out to look for, on the highways and byways, in the factories and slums, on the farms and in the mines, then my world changes.

Liberation from every form of exploitation, the possibility of a more human and dignified life, the creation of a new humankind - all pass through this struggle.

In the Bible poverty is a scandalous condition inimical to human dignity and therefore contrary to the will of God.

The denunciation of injustice implies the rejection of the use of Christianity to legitimize the established order.

Once causes are determined, then there is talk of "social injustice" and the privileged begin to resist.

[Neighbor is] not he whom I find in my path, but rather he in whose path I place myself, he whom I approach and actively seek.

Theology is reflection, a critical attitude. The commitment of love, of service, comes first. Theology follows; it is the second step.

But I don't think we shall quarrel about a word - the subject of our inquiry is too important for that.

When asked what profession they like least, most people will give the obvious answer: clowns.

To know true love, even though it was impossible to keep, had finally cracked her heart open enough to let someone else in.

If we had the chance to live forever, life would lose its charm for something better.

Diplomacy, n. is the art of letting somebody else have your way.

You have to be willing to stop and fix. Deep practice requires a willingness to do what many of us find uncomfortable: to admit to our errors, and focus on them.

Adulthood isn't black and white - it's a thousand shades of grey. Or taupe. It's not who you are, it's where you are.

Good friends, good whiskey, and good lovin', I want to thank you Lord.

Am I a great manager? Huh. I was blessed to have a front office that found great talent, and then I was smart enough to stay the hell out of their way.

When you are in-spirit (inspired) you have no need for the ego.