When I go in to see people - and I sell an occasional ad now - I never say, 'Help me because I am black' or 'Help me because I am a minority.' I always talk about what we can do for them.

To succeed, one must be creative and persistent.

My mother was the influence in my life. She was strong; she had great faith in the ultimate triumph of justice and hard work. She believed passionately in education.

What a relief it was to discover that I wasnt realy an idiot! I simply had a learning disability.

I believe the greater the handicap, the greater the triumph.

You spend so much time in your profession it ought to be something you love.

If you can somehow think and dream of success in small steps, every time you make a step, every time you accomplish a small goal, it gives you confidence to go on from there.