I hear people say all the time, "I'm not really religious, but I consider myself spiritual." I definitely have always been spiritual, being raised by my grandmother on that little acre in Mississippi, indoctrinated, born into the church and the ways of the church.

In America, people are so busy. Even the children are busy. I get the impression very few of us are touching the miracle that you are alive.

If it doesn't feel right, don't do it. That is the lesson, and that lesson alone will save you a lot of grief.

Lasting joy is found not in what you get, but in what you give.

I'm easy to look at, but so hard to see.

Every birthday, you decide whether to mark it the end of your greatest days or the beginning of your finest hour.

I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. And that's how I operate my life.