If somehow every volunteer vanished tomorrow, so much of this country would come to a standstill: schools, hospitals and libraries. You can't name an institution that doesn't depend on volunteers.

My first college roommate greeted me with a shocked silence followed by, 'So. . .you're black.

In our society leaving baby with Daddy is just one step above leaving the kids to be raised by wolves or apes.

In the pregnancy process I have come to realize how much of the burden is on the female partner. She's got a construction zone going on in her belly.

I love cooking for myself and cooking for my family.

I don't make plans, because life is short and unpredictable - much like the weather!

I have been blessed with working with the best in the business.

If I was having a bad day, eating was like self-medicating. But if you abuse food, you still have to use that substance that you abuse every day. You have to learn to use it responsibly.

I know I need to exercise. For some people, exercise is like breathing; for others, like me, it takes effort. Exercising is what I need for my metabolism and for a better sense of well-being.

I've never been part of anything so great as those three kids.

Watching the scenes out of New Orleans, if you turn down the sound it could be the Sudan or any Third World country. But it's not. it's the United States of America.

You are damaged and broken and unhinged. But so are shooting stars and comets.

Had her ordeal addled her mind? She was on a horse with a wild Highlander going God knew where with men even he did not trust and yet she found it thrilling!

You have a powerful army, Kublai, but the best force is one you do not have to use.

A lot of energy is lost to false teachers. Wherever dependency is created, energy is lost.

All came from, and will goe to others.

[Suggesting her epitaph:] This is too deep for me.

What a man pays for bread and butter is worth its market value, and no more. What he pays for love's sake is gold indeed, which has a lure for angels' eyes, and rings well upon God's touchstone.

Readers need to see themselves between the lines of the story.

If something's not mean't for you, you won't get it, simple as that.

Paolo Maldini and John Terry are two of the toughest men I have met on the field.