I like to make jokes; I consider myself a funny person. I just think making jokes about people who are in a situation beyond their control is not funny to them or their families.

God puts mentors in your path. They may not look like you, sound like you, or be what you expect. But they always know more that you.

There are so many places, particularly right now. Go and volunteer at a food bank. If you play the piano, go play the piano in an Alzheimer's home. Or read in an Alzheimer's home. Help a military family with babysitting. The opportunities are endless. People often think 'They want me?' or 'I can be of help?' What we try to say here is 'Be who you are.'Feel that, live it and pass it on.

I'm only asking you to stop every so often and turn off your mobile device, put down the Angry Birds and the Words with Friends and take a moment. Stop to look up and look around. Pause and check in with yourself - and spend a moment there.

When the world is so complicated, the simple gift of friendship is within all of our hands.

Perfectionism doesn't make you feel perfect. It makes you feel inadequate.

Art is fundamental, unique to each of us...Even in difficult economic times - especially in difficult economic times, the arts are essential.