Do the things you think you cannot do. Do all the good you can, by all the means available, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, all the times you can, for as long as ever you can. Our own feelings of helplessness are our own worst enemy.

I found real fulfillment through my children and through adopting special needs kids.

I don't think you can be a Catholic without an accompanying measure of guilt.

Find things that shine and move toward them.

I'm going to take the high road because the low road is so crowded.

Women in Africa, generally a lot needs to be done for women. Women are not being educated, not only in Angola but my trip to Nigeria, one point I would make over and over again was that women need to be educated too.

Don't get involved with anyone who doesn't respect his mother.