I only got the opportjnity to co-host a talk show because I failed at news.

Getting my library card was like citizenship; it was like American citizenship.

The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire.

Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was a whole world to conquer that went beyond our farm in Mississippi.

Life isn't just about what you can have; it's about what you have to give, what kind of person do you want to be?

When your life is on course with it’s purpose, you are your most powerful.

The expectation of my life was that I might be able to work for some good white folks. Now I got some good white folks working for me.