Growth is always a gradual process, a bridge slowly crossed and not a corner sharply turned.

A good listener truly wants to know the speaker.

Loneliness is the prison of the human spirit. When we are lonely, we pace back and forth in small, shut-in worlds.

What are the "ifs" and "buts" that limit my enjoyment of life?

Blacks are about seven times more likely to live in neighborhoods of concentrated poverty than whites.

We must be trying to learn who we really are rather than trying to tell ourselves who we should be.

There's the whole myth about rocket science. It's really not that hard. It's not brain surgery.