Self-esteem does not come from surrounding yourself with people and things that seem to increase your value. Real self-esteem is an integration of an inner-value with things in the world around you.

That artists are called to be more responsible and 'true' is a tip of hat to their power.

Suddenly in high school, I'm in a predominantly Jewish atmosphere. Jewish people were my gate to white America.

I think we need leadership that helps us remember that part of what we are about is caring about more than the person right next to us, but the folks across the way.

Hope is when you look out the window and you go, 'It doesn't look good at all, but I'm going to go beyond what I see to give people visions of what could be.'

I think what I am is a "convener"; I like to convene people around ideas.

I remember from my father's funeral that the minister kept using a metaphor about life of a prism. And I took that away like a cherished image.