He thrived with passion and compassion, humor and style. We had him whether we know who he was or did not know, he was ours and we were his.

My hope is that we develop enough courage to develop courage. To try to have, try to learn to treat each other fairly, with generosity and kindness.

To know and not to do is in fact not to know. We need to be active instruments against evil. We need to do.

If you have a song to sing, who are you not to open your mouth and sing to the world?

What we really have to do is take a day and sit down and think. The world is not going to end or fall apart. Jobs won't be lost. Kids will not run crazy in one day. Lovers won't stop speaking to you. Husbands and wives are not going to disappear. Just take that one day and think. Don't read. Don't write. No television, no radio, no distractions. Sit down and think. . . . Go sit in a church, or in the park, or take a long walk and think. Call it a healing day.

I want to be representative of my race-the human race. I have a chance to show how kind we can be, how intelligent and generous we can be.

I am a Woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal Woman, that's me.