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'm definitely not a traditionalist, because a traditionalist would be going to church every Sunday.

Let excellence be your brand... When you are excellent, you become unforgettable.

She is the mother I never had, she is the sister everybody would want. She is the friend that everybody deserves. I don't know a better person.

Understand that the right to choose your own path is a sacred privilege. Use it. Dwell in possibility.

I've come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that's as unique as a fingerprint

I've often called mothers the greatest spiritual teachers in the world.