Our inability to relate to one another is very, very, very important. When we don't have it, we get situations like Bosnia

It’s in the darkest moments when the cracks allow the inner light to come out.

Everybody has their own way of remembering and every culture has their traditions. When you compare the similarities and differences to other cultures, you start to learn about them and appreciate them. Whether it's the Japanese or the Africans, they all have ways of conjuring spirits and the support of those who have gone before them.

There is no way that we know what is going on between the African American and the Asian American. We don't understand what an Indigenous American is. We don't understand what a Latino American is

Right now, the Anglo people are desperately trying to hold on to the United States, like they tried to hold on to Africa

At the rate we're going, the 21st century looks pretty clear. It's going to be pretty violent

We all start out with no discipline, no patience, no perseverance, no determination. We all start out at zero. People say, 'You have talent.' No, the gift is to realize that we all start out even. Whether we messed up or put our best foot forward, with these four qualities, we take care of our mental, physical and spiritual health each day. Am I the best in the world? No. The question is: Am I the best I can be?