Chemotherapy isn't easy. I felt very fortunate I wouldn't have to go through that.

Angels are like diamonds. They can't be made, you have to find them. Each one is unique.

You have to be reasonable with yourself and not feel guilty when things aren't perfect.

I always tell my children, 'You have to face your fear. If not, it's like running from a dog that will bite you in the back.

I have never been a believer that nice clothes should only be for people with money.

Time whizzes by when you have children. They make you aware of the passing of time, but also help keep you young.

We're traditional and don't do cutting-edge styles, but after 17 years we're holding our own.

I wanted to be a ballet teacher.

Having cancer does make you try to be better at everything you do and enjoy every moment. It changes you forever. But it can be a positive change.

Family is always first. Even though my kids are older - my son is 25 and my daughter is 21 - I still like to sit down and have dinner with them as much as I can.

First of all, let's get one thing straight: fitness and exercise aren't the same thing. You can exercise without getting fit, but you can't get fit without exercise.

He'd been told that women were sensitive about such things, as if a scar could somehow ruin their beauty, but scars were just stories told in flesh...

If we had no winter the spring would not be so pleasant if we did not sometimes taste of adversity prosperity would not be so welcome.

How does the Meadow flower its bloom unfold? Because the lovely little flower is free down to its root, and in that freedom bold.

Global warming creates volatility. I feel it when I'm flying. The storms are more volatile. We are paying the price in more hurricanes and tornadoes.

Fatherhood will put a man through a lot, but it's a tremendous job, the best in the world - even better than playing basketball.

A lot of things happened in a lot of places. And to see how well it was handled in Atlanta. There are a lot of reasons for Atlanta being a special town in the Civil Rights era.

I remember when I was 11, I did some Kung-fu demonstrations in Hong Kong in 1974.

Well, Luce, my dear, you may have gone to boarding school parties, but you've never seen a throw-down like reform school kids do it.

You've got to love libraries. You've got to love books. You've got to love poetry. You've got to love everything about literature. Then, you can pick the one thing you love most and write about it.

Only those with passion can become masters.