"Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world."

"Don't raise your voice, improve your argument." [Address at the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Houghton, Johannesburg, South Africa, 23 November 2004]"

"We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft spot for sinners. His standards are quite low."

"Differences are not intended to separate, to alienate. We are different precisely in order to realize our need of one another."

"When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said "Let us pray." We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land."

"We learn from history that we don't learn from history!"

"When we see others as the enemy, we risk becoming what we hate. When we oppress others, we end up oppressing ourselves. All of our humanity is dependent upon recognizing the humanity in others."

"If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor."

"Like when you sit in front of a fire in winter — you are just there in front of the fire. You don't have to be smart or anything. The fire warms you."