Our natural state is trustin ourselvesin othersuntil we learn differentlythen we hurt as we try to unlearn ituntil it dawns on our hearts that if we live and act with pure intentwe do not need trust.

Some of us have hearts, you know. Some of us don't give up on true love.

Don’t write like your mentors

Your goals are the road maps that guide you and show you what is possible for your life.

I sacrificed six years in L.A. I did my job out here. I made contacts and did the work I had to do.

We can continue our progress as a Nation toward the promise that all people are created equal and that our Nation will treat every person in that spirit.

At the end of the day, everybody has to take the right decisions for the right reasons.

In the American Southwest, I began a lifelong love affair with a pile of rock.

There's nothing simpler than avoiding people you don't like. Avoiding one's friends, that's the real test.

Surely being in love doesn't cause you to lose your sense of good taste. If I ever buy a gown with sequins on it, someone just shoot me.

The Red Kimono tells it all—the bitterness and pain as well as the joy, pride and patriotism of a people too resilient to be beaten by racism.