Don't feel entitled to anything you didn't sweat and struggle for.

I worry about the kids who have too much. As a parent living in a so-called good neighborhood with children who went to private high school, I found myself spending much time in parent groups worrying about alcohol, unsupervised parties, and parents not being parents. We've got to send messages to our kids about what is important.

I don't care what my children choose to do professionally, just as long as within their choices they understand they've got to give something back.

Every day I wear my Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth medallions around my neck. When I think I'm having a bad day, I try to think about their day, and I get up.

Whoever said anyone has the right to give up.

You'd better stay determined, because that's how our ancestors got us where we are.

It really takes a community to raise children, no matter how much money one has. Nobody can do it well alone. And it's the bedrock security of community that we and our children need.