We are not a problem people, we are people with problems.

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

We have to see that all of us are in the same boat.

We have to improve life, not just for those who have the most skills and those who know how to manipulate the system. But also for and with those who often have so much to give but never get the opportunity.

We had people of all backgrounds coming together - all races, all creeds, all colors, all status in life. And coming together there was a kind of quiet dignity and a kind of sense of caring and a feeling of joint responsibility.

My mother helped me understand how not to show off what I knew, but how to use it so that others might benefit.