Whites have been the most subsidized group in the history of the United States and maybe the history of the world, while Blacks were enslaved and were the assets of Whites.
We must not simply desire God; we must live in total dependence.
Whether we live in poverty or prosperity, we can still live generously.
We may not have the ability to change all of the world's wrongs, but we can make a difference where we are.
The solution to our human frailty is not to try harder, but to turn Godward.
The emphasis in Scripture is not the amount we give, but the attitude with which we give.
When you rest, realize it is not simply ceasing from activity…it is a gift from God.
There is no truth in photography. One can't reproduce an absolute truth. That said, I don't see [my photographs] as being any less truthful than any other photographs.
A word to the wise isn't as good as a word from the wise.
I don't want to justify religion in terms of its benefits to us. I believe that, on balance, it does a lot of bad things, too - a tremendous amount. But I don't think that the final justification of religion is the good it does for people. I think the final justification is that it's true, and truth takes priority over consequences. Religion helps us deal with what is most important to the human spirit: values, meaning, purpose, and quality.
I began working with the John Muir Institute and then started helping found Friends of the Earth organizations here and there in other countries. That pretty well brings us up to the present.