I think a number of the leaders are, whether you like it or not, in the hip-hop generation. And when they understand enough, they'll do wonders. I count on them.

Never, never let a person know you're frightened. And a group of them ... absolutely never. Fear brings out the worst in everybody.

In order to be a mentor, and an effective one, one must care. You must care. You don't have to know how many square miles are in Idaho, you don't need to know what is the chemical makeup of chemistry, or of blood or water. Know what you know and care about the person, care about what you know and care about the person you're sharing with.

The first thing I do in the morning when I awaken is say, 'Thank you, Lord!' I'm grateful to be alive, and I'm going to try to tell the truth as well as I know and tell it as eloquently as I can so that people can hear it.

It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength.

Life loves the person who dares to live it.

Original thinking migrates each day in search of nourishment.