The truth is that we have to, as American citizens, stop thinking that this life that we're living, the things that we're dealing with, is some reality TV show. This is real life, real children, real situations.

I remember the beginnings of the Kurzweil reading machine. I was one of the first to meet Ray Kurzweil and purchase the reading machine in Boston. To think that the machine was at least two and a half large suitcases at the time, and now you have a camera and it takes a picture and you have sound.

I'm too high, but I ain't left the ground.

My mother had a rule, obviously, that I couldn't go across the street by myself, but I had to find a way of doing it.

I always wanted my mother to be Queen for a Day. I always used to watch that show that came on television.

Until we Dream of Life and Life becomes a Dream.

I never imagined I'd meet Berry Gordy who told me when he first heard me sing, "You know, your singing's okay, but I like your harmonica playing better."