You have to learn to laugh all the time. It's a practice of life. It's a practice of happiness.

I think people instinctively know that their job is to give service and that they are part of a community. It had a great impact on me when my father walked the picket lines and I walked with him during the civil rights movement.

The past gives great examples of what can happen in the future. It's always important to remember.

If you aren't passionate about a vision, it's hard to have faith in it.

I'm not a politician. I only want to help relieve the suffering in communities, and I want to help people see their community in each other.

I can't pay my [bills]. I can't go to work. My car is out of gas.

The greatest tool to eliminate the noise is meditation.