Don?t back down just to keep the peace. Standing up for your beliefs builds self-confidence and self-esteem.

[People] might have a different word for the yearning of the heart and the yearning of the spirit that is looking for what I call "God," it still is the same thing. It is the heart's yearning to know the origin of its mystery. It's a heart's yearning to know the power of the divine in each of our lives. It's a heart's yearning to be connected to that.

You have the RIGHT to change your mind

The very first time I had Whitney Houston on my show, however many years ago, I thought, "You are 'the voice.'" You are the voice, that was my name for you.

For the first time, I wasn't afraid to be smart, and she often stayed after school to work with me.

If you look at what you have in life, you'll always have more. If you look at what you don't have in life, you'll never have enough.

We're all looking for the highest, fullest expression of ourselves as a human being.