In a social studies class I did a paper on the history of Attica, which ended up being a little book that I created.

Even today, the bigger the city, the better. That's why I live in New York.

People, even children, aren't really afraid of change. They're afraid of not being prepared for change.

The pastors and ministry leaders came away energized to have voter registration drives at their churches and motivated to encourage their congregations to "vote their values."

I became a bit of a teacher's pet, and it became known in the school by both faculty and students that I really excelled in the arts. So that recognition I credit for my growing interest in art that continued to evolve later on.

Fortunately, I had cousins who lived in Buffalo and would often go to visit them, which I loved to do because I liked Buffalo as it was a big city. Even today, the bigger the city, the better.

What I adore is mixing the unexpected, things you don't imagine should go together