Bryan Stevenson

And for me, stone-catching is like embracing people. who are struggling, who are falling down, who are not sure they can do it. And it's the gift we all get.

I mean, one of the things I'm persuaded is that no matter what your education level, no matter where you live, no matter how old you are, no matter what you think about this or that, we all have the capacity to get close to someone who's fallen down, who's suffering, who's struggling. who's overwhelmed and wrap our arms around them and affirm their humanity and their dignity.

I mean, one of the things I'm persuaded is that no matter what your education level, no matter where you live, no matter how old you are, no matter what you think about this or that, we all have the capacity to get close to someone who's fallen down, who's suffering, who's struggling. who's overwhelmed and wrap our arms around them and affirm their humanity and their dignity.

I mean, one of the things I'm persuaded is that no matter what your education level, no matter where you live, no matter how old you are, no matter what you think about this or that, we all have the capacity to get close to someone who's fallen down, who's suffering, who's struggling. who's overwhelmed and wrap our arms around them and affirm their humanity and their dignity.

For me, that's what stone-catching is all about. It's about affirming the humanity and the dignity of the people whose humanity and dignity is being questioned, who have become hopeless and despairing about their humanity and dignity.

For me, that's what stone-catching is all about. It's about affirming the humanity and the dignity of the people whose humanity and dignity is being questioned, who have become hopeless and despairing about their humanity and dignity.

For me, that's what stone-catching is all about. It's about affirming the humanity and the dignity of the people whose humanity and dignity is being questioned, who have become hopeless and despairing about their humanity and dignity.

And as the recipient of that kind of stone catching and that kind of affirmation, I don't feel any choice but to participate in sharing that with the people I encounter.

And as the recipient of that kind of stone catching and that kind of affirmation, I don't feel any choice but to participate in sharing that with the people I encounter.

And as the recipient of that kind of stone catching and that kind of affirmation, I don't feel any choice but to participate in sharing that with the people I encounter.

It means that if someone tells a lie, they're not just a liar. If someone takes something that doesn't belong to them, they're not just a thief. I think even if you kill someone, you're not just a killer. And we shouldn't be judged by just that person. one bad act. I think we all don't want to be reduced to the worst thing we've ever done.

It means that if someone tells a lie, they're not just a liar. If someone takes something that doesn't belong to them, they're not just a thief. I think even if you kill someone, you're not just a killer. And we shouldn't be judged by just that person. one bad act. I think we all don't want to be reduced to the worst thing we've ever done.

It means that if someone tells a lie, they're not just a liar. If someone takes something that doesn't belong to them, they're not just a thief. I think even if you kill someone, you're not just a killer. And we shouldn't be judged by just that person. one bad act. I think we all don't want to be reduced to the worst thing we've ever done.

No human being wants to be imprisoned by one mistake, one falsehood, one bad reaction. We desperately yearn to be seen as something more than that. And I think it's worth committing to a worldview that allows that to shape our thinking. And in so many of our institutions, in so many places, we've not done that.

No human being wants to be imprisoned by one mistake, one falsehood, one bad reaction. We desperately yearn to be seen as something more than that. And I think it's worth committing to a worldview that allows that to shape our thinking. And in so many of our institutions, in so many places, we've not done that.

No human being wants to be imprisoned by one mistake, one falsehood, one bad reaction. We desperately yearn to be seen as something more than that. And I think it's worth committing to a worldview that allows that to shape our thinking. And in so many of our institutions, in so many places, we've not done that.

Our criminal justice system is a system that seems very much rooted in this idea that you can only be the crime you've been accused of. And I think that leads to a lot of injustice. It leads to a lot of misjudgment about who people are.

Our criminal justice system is a system that seems very much rooted in this idea that you can only be the crime you've been accused of. And I think that leads to a lot of injustice. It leads to a lot of misjudgment about who people are.

Our criminal justice system is a system that seems very much rooted in this idea that you can only be the crime you've been accused of. And I think that leads to a lot of injustice. It leads to a lot of misjudgment about who people are.

I mean, for me, it's been important to commit to this concept that we're all more than the worst thing we've ever done, because I don't want to be judged by the worst things I've done. But I also realize I have to share that with other people. It's interesting, in this country, for a long time, we had legislators that