My mother is so full of joy and life. I am her child. And that is better than being the child of anyone else in the world.

I have a son, who is my heart. A wonderful young man, daring and loving and strong and kind.

The hope, the hope that lives in the breast of the black American, is just so tremendous that it overwhelms me sometimes.

I walk into a room Just as cool as you please, And to a man, The fellows stand or Fall down on their knees.

I work very hard, and I play very hard. I'm grateful for life. And I live it - I believe life loves the liver of it. I live it.

I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.

Food served is always more than just food served. That is to say, it is more than just fuel for the body. Depending upon who has prepared the food and who has served it and with what spirit, it can uplift the - and around the world, in every culture, food is used to flirt, to be coy, a raise in the employment or to search for employment. It can bring warring factions together.