What happened after Katrina is that people were stirred to action; there were an enormous number of contributions by people trying to make a difference. But then we forget. We've forgotten Katrina victims, we've forgotten the face of poverty.

She stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails.

Leave me if you must, but be faithful to me if you are with me.

My job as the mother of daughters is to make sure my children see that every opportunity is available to them.

I've often said that the most important thing you can give your children is wings. Because, you're not gonna always be able to bring food to the nest. You're... sometimes... they're gonna have to be able to fly by themselves.

I was an English major in college, and then I went to graduate school in English at the University of North Carolina for three years.

I have a husband who adores me.