Remove the fear, and the answer comes into focus.

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

It's much easier for me to make major life, multi-million dollar decisions, than it is to decide on a carpet for my front porch. That's the truth.

I still want what I've always wanted ... to be the best person I can be.

My father turned my life around insisting I be more than I was and by believing I could be more.

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

The only way to end war is communication between people.