We're all moons. Sometimes our dark sides overshadow our light.

No,' he said, 'you only have to live long enough to inspire others to do great things.

I see people getting so caught up in celebrating diversity that they are neglecting their commonality. I don't see this as a good thing. The Chinese culture has survived for more than five thousand years in part because the Chinese have embraced the same language and culture. I hope I am wrong about this, and that the flame is still on beneath the great American melting pot. Americans need each other, and a house divided, no matter the color of its occupants, is still divided. And divided we all fall.

My grandfather, a devout Christian, had the gift of healing.

To deny our pasts is to burn the bridge we must cross to self-understanding.

We all arrive on Earth with a round-trip ticket.

It's our memories that make us who we are. Without them, we're nothing. If that means we have to hurt sometimes, it's worth it.