There is a very fine line between loving life and being greedy for it.

No matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.

I learned a long time ago the wisest thing I can do is be on my own side, be an advocate for myself and others like me, if I do that well enough, then I'll be able to look after someone else -- the children or the husband or the elderly. But I have to look after myself first. I know that some people think that's being selfish, I think that's being self-full.

Time itself is an individual gift. It is wise to cherish it carefully and give it away generously.

I have no modesty. Modesty is a learned affectation. It's like decal stuck up on a person.

You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead pursue the things you love doing and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off of you.

I thank God that I've lived long enough to see what I have seen, and I pray that people will continue to do better. We are doing better, it may not seem so, but there was a time when people were lynched in the middle of the street and it was not against the law. We are doing better, but we have so much more to do.