All great achievements require time.

Open your eyes to the beauty around you, open your mind to the wonders of life, open your heart to those who love you, and always be true to yourself.

Laugh and dare to try to love somebody, starting with yourself. You must love yourself first, of course, and you must protect yourself so that nobody overrides you, overrules you, or steps on you. Just say, 'Just a minute. I'm worth everything, dear.'

Mother's life flowed radiant. Flourescent-tipped waves on incoming tides.

In today's climate in our country, which is sickened with the pollution of pollution, threatened with the prominence of AIDS, riddled with burgeoning racism, rife with growing huddles of the homeless, we need art and we need art in all forms. We need all methods of art to be present, everywhere present, and all the time present.

I do hope that young men and women will start to think for themselves and start to take responsibility for their own thoughts.

Every day I awaken I am grateful. My intent is to be totally present in that day. And laugh as much as possible.