The world had taken a deep breath and was having doubts about continuing to revolve.

I sustain myself with the love of family.

The whites were really brutishly ignorant, blitheringly, so they killed people sometimes - just came into the African-American community and maimed people because they didn't agree with God's choice for the colors of the people's skin.

When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.

I don't think modesty is a very good virtue, if it is a virtue at all. A modest person will drop the modesty in a minute. It's a learned affectation.

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.

To those who are given much, much is expected.