I think of my life as a unity of circles. Some are concentric, others overlap, but they all connect in some way. Sometimes the connections don't happen for years. But when they do, I marvel. As in a shimmering kaleidoscope, familiar patterns keep unfolding

If the times aren't ripe, you have to ripen the times.

When you're a black woman, you seldom get to do what you just want to do; you always do what you have to do.

I think of my life as a unity of circles. Some are concentric, others overlap, but they all connect in some way. Sometimes the connections don't happen for years. But when they do, I marvel. As in a shimmering kaleidoscope, familiar patterns keep unfolding

A Negro woman has the same kind of problems as other women, but she can't take the same things for granted.

Without community service, we would not have a strong quality of life. It's important to the person who serves as well as the recipient. It's the way in which we ourselves grow and develop.

Progress comes from caring more about what needs to be done than about who gets the credit