The only thing that can free you is the belief that you can be free.

there is no fun than helping to make someone's dreams come true Especially when that person is ayoung person and who really want it and really dserve it

The roles we play in each other's lives are only as powerful as the trust and connection between us--the protection, safety, and caring we are willing to share.

I don't think of myself as a poor deprived ghetto girl who made good. I think of myself as somebody who from an early age knew I was responsible for myself, and I had to make good.

Turn your wounds into wisdom.

Ask the right questions, and the answers will always reveal themselves.

There's a group of 12 oak trees on my property in California that I call 'my disciples.' Their branches form a canopy over the ground, and I sit underneath them for inspiration.