People lived in the same apartments for years. You'd meet a group of kids in kindergarten, and you'd still be with them in high school. No one ever left the neighborhood.
A human person is infinitely precious and must be unconditionally protected.
All historical experience demonstrates the following: Our earth cannot be changed unless in the not too distant future an alteration in the consciousness of individuals is achieved.
God's love does not protect us from suffering. God's love protects us in the midst of suffering.
There will be no peace among the nations without peace among the religions. There will be no peace among the religions without dialogue among the religions.
In the last resort, a love of God without love of humanity is no love at all.
If you cannot see that divinity includes male and female characteristics and at the same time transcends them, you have bad consequences. Rome and Cardinal O'Connor base the exclusion of women priests on the idea that God is the Father and Jesus is His Son, there were only male disciples, etc. They are defending a patriarchal Church with a patriarchal God. We must fight the patriarchal misunderstanding of God.
Yeah, I was in the phase for the last ten years or so where every record I made I said OK, that's the last one, I don't want to record anymore, I don't want to do this any more, I don't want to have a public life.
I just always wanted to stay busy.
Whenever you feel like criticizing any one. . . just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.
I think the environment is possibly our most worrying thing at the moment, so I think mountaintops are the place to live.