A gift isn't a gift unless it has meaning. Just giving things to people, especially children, create the expectation of more things.

Wherever you are, that’s your stage, your circle of influence. That’s your talk show, that’s where your power lies. ... You have the power to change somebody’s life. Everyone has a calling, and your real job in life is to figure out what that is and get about the business of doing it.

Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it.

What I know for sure is that whatever has happened to you has also happened for you.

What I know for sure: Having the best things is no substitute for having the best life. When you can let go of the desire to acquire, you know you are really on your way.

Can you see me? Can you hear me? Does anything I say mean anything to you?

I really feel a sense of responsibility first as a creation of a force that I call God, that's bigger than myself. And because I'm black, I feel the responsibility to that. I feel the responsibility to my womanness. But more importantly, I feel a responsibility to my humanness.