American - Clergyman | May 19, 1954 -
For over twenty years, Homeboy Industries has chosen to stand with those on the margins and those whose burdens are more than they can bear; it stands with the poor and the powerless, with the easily-despised and the readily-left out.
Greg Boyle
StandPoorBearMoreOverOut
We don't need a specialized gang unit. We need patrol officers who specialize in knowing their community.
CommunityKnowingNeedGangWho
We need not wait for further, well-placed home video cameras to see that low-intensity warfare is being waged against low-income minorities. We need only listen to the voices of the poor; they can testify that they are dehumanized, disparaged, and despised by the police.
HomePoliceWaitPoorListenNeed
The idea that any law enforcement agency or person would ever know these gang members better than Homeboy Industries is impossible.
LawLaw EnforcementImpossibleBetter
I don't save people. God saves people. I can point them in the right direction. I can say, 'There's that door. I think if you walked through it, you'd be happier than you are.'
GodPeopleDoorDirectionThinkYou
My church is in the detention facilities where I preside and celebrate the Eucharist. To me that's the church. That's the people of God.
GodPeopleMeCelebrateChurch
If you are paying attention, then the day is going to be pretty joyful, and a lot of delight will fill it.
DayAttentionYouWillDelightFill
The power of community policing is in the relationship. This can happen only if an officer sticks around for a while.
RelationshipCommunityPowerHappen
Reactive and proactive policing are both necessary. Still, we need to lower expectations that such efforts can ever be responsive to crime.
ExpectationsProactiveCrimeNeed
I kinda don't do guilt. I gave it up for Lent years ago.
GuiltYearsUpLentKindaGave
You are so much more than the worst thing you've ever done.
YouDoneWorstMoreWorst Thing
The margins don't get erased by simply insisting that the powers-that-be erase them.
EraseGetSimplyMarginsThem
Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Greg Boyle quotes