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.

You want me to do something... tell me I can't do it.

Ain't nothin' to it, but to do it.

I have heard it said that winter, too, will pass, that spring is a sign that summer is due at last. See, all we have to do is hang on.

Each person deserves a day away in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for.

The fact that the adult American Negro female emerges a formidable character is often met with amazement, distaste and even belligerance. It is seldom accepted as an inevitable outcome of the struggle won by survivors, and deserves respect if not enthusiastic acceptance.

You don't need another person, place or thing to make you whole. God already did that. Your job is to know it.