The deepest courage we can exercise is continuing to believe in our dreams until we make them come true.

Material success is rewarding and a lot of fun, but it's not the most important thing in my life because I know when this is all over, the Master isn't going to ask me how many things I owned or how many television shows I did. I think the questions will be, What did I do to make a difference? Did I learn to live with love in my heart?

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.

Everybody matters. Everyone just wants to be heard.

If it never rained, nothing would grow.

There is no such thing as failure. Failure is just life trying to move us in another direction.

Whatever someone did to you in the past has no power over the present. Only you give it power.