I could fall in love with a sumo wrestler if he told stories and made me laugh. Obviously, it would be easier if someone was African-American and lived next door and went to the same church. Because then I wouldn't have to translate.

In a magazine, one can get - from cover to cover - 15 to 20 different ideas about life and how to live it.

A great soul serves everyone all the time. A great soul never dies. It brings us together again and again.

No one has ever become poor from giving.

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 mother had said me, "All right, you've been raised, so don't let anybody else raise you. You know the difference between right and wrong. Do right. And remember - you can always come home." And she continued to liberate me until she died. On the night she died, I went to the hospital. I told my mom, "Let me tell you about yourself. You deserved a great daughter, and you got one. And you liberated me to be one. So if it's time for you to go, you may have done everything God brought you here to do."

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.