So I had to be careful. I recognized the responsibility that, whether I liked it or not, I had to accept whatever the obligation was. That was to behave in a manner, to carry myself in such a professional way, as if there ever is a reflection, it's a positive one.

I cannot be understood in three minutes.

If I'm remembered for having done a few good things and if my presence here has sparked some good energies, that's plenty.

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

There is not racial or ethnic domination of hopelessness. It's everywhere.

I have a kind of respect - a worshipful attitude, even - for nature and the natural order and the cosmos and the seasons.

I had chosen to use my work as a reflection of my values.