I made a promise to myself to be kinder to other people.

50 years old is like springtime to me.

After I got over the terrible pain of having something of mine taken from me, I began to think how bad everybody else must be feeling. It wasn't a nice time.

I was lucky, as many of my generation was, in having a man like Dr. King in our lives. He came at a time that we needed to take a long look at each other and see how similar we were.

You have to be taught to be second class; you're not born that way.

A little nepotism never hurt nobody, honey. If you got it, use it. Press on with it. Remind them of it.

I found out along the way that they like you a little imperfect.