I love the melodies in the Old Testament, how preachers highlight them when they read from the Scripture. But I was influenced forever by the New Testament. I love the Beatitudes, informing us that the meek shall inherit the earth.

We have to confront ourselves. Do we like what we see in the mirror? And, according to our light, according to our understanding, according to our courage, we will have to say yea or nay - and rise!

The nice thing about HOPE is that you can give it to someone else, someone who needs it even more than you do, and you will find you have not given yours away at all.

When I passed forty I dropped pretense, 'cause men like women who got some sense.

The area where we are the greatest is the area in which we inspire, encourage and connect with another human being.

We need to haunt the house of history and listen anew to the ancestors' wisdom.

I have great respect for the past.