I make sure to use my life for that which can be of goodwill. It has fortified me spiritually and emotionally

It's great to have a private jet. Anyone that tells you that having your own private jet isn't great is lying to you.

You can't do it all yourself. Don't be afraid to rely on others to help you accomplish your goals.

My first day in Chicago, September 4, 1983. I set foot in this city, and just walking down the street, it was like roots, like the motherland. I knew I belonged here.

I choose to rise up out of that storm and see that in moments of desperation, fear, and helplessness, each of us can be a rainbow of hope, doing what we can to extend ourselves in kindness and grace to one another. And I know for sure that there is no them - there's only us.

Don't put a ceiling on yourself.

Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.