I would ask every man and every woman who's had the blessing of having children, 'Would you deny your son or your daughter the ecstasy of finding someone to love?' To love someone takes a lot of courage. So how much more is one challenged when the love is of the same sex and the laws say, 'I forbid you from loving this person'?

The thorn from the bush one has planted, nourished and pruned pricks more deeply and draws more blood.

Self-pity in its early stage is as snug as a feather mattress. Only when it hardens does it become uncomfortable.

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

Whenever I'm around some who is modest, I think, 'Run like hell and all of fire.' You don't want modesty, you want humility.

The plague of racism is insidious, entering into our minds as smoothly and quietly and invisibly as floating airborne microbes enter into our bodies to find lifelong purchase in our bloodstreams.

Life is a gift, and i try to respond with grace and courtesy.