I think the real understanding comes when we recognize our humanity in each other. That's not just between blacks and whites. That's between all religions as well.

The act of giving expands one's entire life experience because nothing is more fulfilling than one's capacity to give.

We are told there is not enough money for education, but somehow there is enough money for people to raise billions of dollars to defeat somebody in an election? Oh! Okay! Does that make sense?

When you're free from the idea of doership then something else within you emerges. It is yourself.

How is it that you profess love for God but can't accept another human being?

A person can be big, because of spirit. A person can be big because of their position in the family, the hierarchy in the family. That role has been played by women who are quite thin.

As artists, we do the work that we do. Receiving an award or not receiving an award in no way diminishes one's talent or value.