“We need the disruption of categories that lead us to abandon the diffi...” — Greg Boyle Quote

“We need the disruption of categories that lead us to abandon the difficult, the disagreeable, and the least likely to go very far.”

“Gangs are born of a lethal absence of hope, and hope has an address: 130 W. Bruno St. in Los Angeles, CA 90012.”

“As a society, we come up lacking in many of the marks of compassion and wisdom by which we measure ourselves as civilized.”

“God is compassion.”

“I founded Homeboy Industries in 1988 after I buried my first young person killed in our streets because of gang violence.”

“Don't forget, you are the hero of your own story.”

“I've got favorite sweatshirts and my Buffalo Bills sweatshirts that I've had for years. I will never abandon them. They are my pride and joy.”

“It is mistaken to claim that global problems will be solved more quickly if only researchers would abandon their quest to understand the universe and knuckle down to work on an agenda of public or political concerns. These are not 'either/or' options - indeed, there is a positive symbiosis between them.”

“Jim, as just a spoken poet, was not that good. He needed the music behind him. He felt a security and a sense of abandon when the music existed around him.”

“Patiently and with industry did I apply myself to study, for although I felt the impossibility of giving life to my productions, I did not abandon the idea of representing nature.”

“When you are portraying somebody that has a very specific emotional weight, you feel like you're really starting to abandon your own body and go to someplace else.”