If you are always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be.

The poetry you read has been written for you, each of you - black, white, Hispanic, man, woman, gay, straight.

I like to know what's happening.

Each of us has that right, that possibility, to invent ourselves daily.

The idea of overcoming is always fascinating to me. It's fascinating because few of us realize how much energy we have expended just to be here today. I don't think we give ourselves enough credit for the overcoming.

Laugh as much as you can.

Let's tell the truth to people. When people ask, 'How are you?' have the nerve sometimes to answer truthfully. You must know, however, that people will start avaoiding you because, they, too, have knees that pain them and heads that hurt and they don't want to know about yours. But think of it this way: If people avoid you, you will have more time to meditate and do fine research on a cure for whatever truly afflicts you.