My children didn't have my advantages; I was born into abject poverty.

I think that [Barack] Obama was elected because young people are starting to get interested in their country and I think that's a very healthy thing.

The best wine comes from home, wherever it is.

No matter how bad things are, they can always be worse. So what if my stroke left me with a speech impediment? Moses had one, and he did all right.

I remember little things that break my heart. We were coming out of Michael's house one day, and he noticed my shoelaces were undone. He bent down and tied them. I almost cried. To me, it was such a gesture of love.

Life is like a B-picture script.

Being seventy has its advantages. I was outspoken before, but now what have I got to keep quiet about?