Black women have not historically stood in the pulpit, but that doesn't undermine the fact that they built the churches and maintain the pulpits.

My grandmother told me that every good thing I do helps some human being in the world. I believed her 50 years ago and still do.

The sisters and brothers that you meet give you the materials which your character uses to build itself. It is said that some people are born great, others achieve it, some have it thrust upon them. In truth, the ways in which your character is built have to do with all three of those. Those around you, those you choose, and those who choose you.

One isn't born with courage. One develops it by doing small courageous things.

Children's talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives.

Seek patience and passion in equal amounts. Patience alone will not build the temple. Passion alone will destroy its walls.

Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.