I did not believe what I was told about being poor and black and female in Mississippi in 1954.

There's a wealth that has nothing to do with dollars, that comes from the perspective and wisdom of paying attention to your life.

You become what you believe. You are where you are today in your life based on everything you have believed.

Right now you are one choice away from a new beginning.

I couldn't kill myself. I would be afraid the minute I did it; something really good would happen and I'd miss it.

I think that when you invite people to your home, you invite them to yourself.

To be mundane and poor is the curse of life!