My first college roommate greeted me with a shocked silence followed by, 'So. . .you're black.

I've never been part of anything so great as those three kids.

If somehow every volunteer vanished tomorrow, so much of this country would come to a standstill: schools, hospitals and libraries. You can't name an institution that doesn't depend on volunteers.

There is no quick fix. At the end of the day, you still have to do the work to maintain your weight. It can't be a diet. You have to change your life.

I get bitter, angry and disbelieving and I tell my kids there a lot of idiots out there. I also want them to know that being successful is not the real world - that their parents get treated better because they're on TV.

My first college roommate greeted me with a shocked silence followed by, 'So. . .you're black.

I don't make plans, because life is short and unpredictable - much like the weather!