We need Joy as we need air. We need Love as we need water. We need each other as we need the earth we share.

I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way (s)he handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.

You may not get what you paid for, but you will pay for what you get.

The dread of futility has been my life-long plague.

Each child belongs to all of us and they will bring us a tomorrow in direct relation to the responsibility we have shown to them.

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.

I believe that the most important single thing, beyond discipline and creativity is daring to dare.