I learned a long time ago the wisest thing I can do is be on my own side, be an advocate for myself and others like me.

I have great respect for the past. If you don't know where you've come from, you don't know where you're going. I have respect for the past, but I'm a person of the moment. I'm here, and I do my best to be completely centered at the place I'm at, then I go forward to the next place.

There is an intimate laughter to be found only among friends

You rose into my life like a promised sunrise, brightening my days with the light in your eyes. I've never been so strong. Now I'm where I belong.

I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one.

I know that you that you may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. If you accept that you have been defeated, you give power to the force that is trying to defeat you.

I live in an atmosphere of music.