Silence is so powerful, so important. There is so much to be learned from it.

I wonder if we might pledge ourselves to remember what life is really all about—not to be afraid that we're less flashy than the next, not to worry that our influence is not that of a tornado, but rather that of a grain of sand in an oyster! Do we have that kind of patience?

Music is the one art we all have inside. We may not be able to play an instrument, but we can sing along or clap or tap our feet. Have you ever seen a baby bouncing up and down in the crib in time to some music? When you think of it, some of that baby's first messages from his or her parents may have been lullabies, or at least the music of their speaking voices. All of us have had the experience of hearing a tune from childhood and having that melody evoke a memory or a feeling. The music we hear early on tends to stay with us all our lives.

The greatest gift that you can give another person is to gracefully receive whatever it is that they want to give us.

I don't think anyone can grow unless he's loved exactly as he is now, appreciated for what he is rather than what he will be.

I have really never considered myself a TV star. I always thought I was a neighbor who just came in for a visit.

It's the things we play with and the people who help us play that make a great difference in our lives.