The caged bird sings with a fearful trill, of things unknown, but longed for still, and his tune is heard on the distant hill, for the caged bird sings of freedom.

When you do nothing you feel overwhelmed and powerless. But when you get involved you feel the sense of hope and accomplishment that comes from knowing you are working to make things better.

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 believe that the most important single thing, beyond discipline and creativity is daring to dare.

When a person is going through hell, and she encounters someone who went through hellish hell and survived, then she can say, 'Mine is not so bad as all that. She came through, and so can I.'

To be human is to be challenged to be more divine. Not even to try to meet such a challenge is the biggest defeat imaginable.

The truth brings the past into the present and prepares us for the future. That's what truth does