It's an hour during the week where you can just slow down.

It's always intrigued me that amidst the group called slaves there were individuals who were extremely able, who were extremely colorful, who were powerful personalities, who by no means fit the usual images of slaves. They were people who, through their personalities and abilities, were very respected in the community where they lived by both black and white.

Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children.

My fondest hope is that 'Roots' may start black, white, brown, red, yellow people digging back for their own roots. Man, that would make me feel 90 feet tall.

I can't feel Irish to save my soul, but it's a fact.

The way to succeed is never quit. Thats it. But really be humble about it.

In my writing, as much as I could, I tried to find the good, and praise it.