My mother was the most amazing person. She taught me to be kind to other women. She believed in family. She was with my father from the first day they met. All that I am, she taught me.

I sometimes like the pictures photographers take of me.

I couldn't adjust to the racism in Florida. It was so blatant... I had never been so described as Florida described me.

Forgiveness works two ways, in most instances. People have to forgive themselves too. The powerful have to forgive themselves for their behavior. That should be a sacred process.

I come from a great family. I've seen family life and I know how wonderful, how nurturing, and how wonderful it can be.

Generally, I tend to despise human behavior rather than human creatures.

I was fortunate enough to have been raised to a certain point before I got into the race thing. I had other views of what a human is, so I was never able to see racism as the big question. Racism was horrendous, but there were other aspects to life.