When we decide to be happy we accept the responsibility to bring happiness to someone else.

It's very important to know the neighbor next door and the people down the street and the people in another race.

Thank you, always say thank you; it's the greatest gift you can give someone; because thank you is what you say to God.

I wish that we could look into each other's faces, in each other's eyes, and see our own selves. I hope that the children have not been so scarred by their upbringing that they only think fear when they see someone else who looks separate from them.

Modesty is a learned affectation. And as soon as life slams the modest person against the wall, that modesty drops.

Nothing hurts more than realizing they meant everything to you, but you meant nothing to them.

Every journey begins with a single step.