My parents and I always put great emphasis on telling stories that appeal to a child's sense of humor.

Families are where children live. Almost everything they experience is in the context of family life.

I was influenced by my children's education in Quaker schools in the Philadelphia area. I experienced a spiritual awakening and became a Christian, was baptized, and joined a church.

Just don't be afraid of your mistakes because those mistakes can be the best way how to learn to do it right.

Let the life of one so dear be celebrated and embraced - with each passing day.

And we all know how ladies get minks . . .”Popsy and Sandra chorused the answer together. “The same way minks get minks!

Unity not uniformity must be our aim. We attain unity only through variety. Differences must be integrated not annihilated not absorbed.

Minority is about being an individual. It's like you have to sift through the darkness to find your place and be that individual you want to be your entire life.

I had a lot of energy when I was eleven and always liked being in front of a camera.

Laurence [Fishburne] is a great example of how to communicate to the audience as you're acting with another actor.

But some love not the method of your first; Romance they count it, throw't away as dust; If I should meet with such, what should I say; Must I slight them as they slight me, or nay

I think there's nothing worse than inertia. You can inert and study your navel and gradually you'll fall off the chair. I think the key is to keep flying.

If you carry your childhood with you, you never become older.