Real education changes you on the inside.

To reach a child's mind, first reach a child's heart.

The waters of the stream played the part of the orchestra, and the sunlight provided the dancers. Every now and then a crescendo of wind highlighted the symphony in the clearing by the creek.

We are defined as artists by the pull of our hearts, not the creation of our hands.

If I start from a place of love, more times than not I will find what is "right, " but if I start from a position of "right" I will rarely find love.

Every child ought to know the light of knowledge.

Because that was the problem with society. It cared too much about who you fell in love with but never about why. The why matters.

I've got big, big dreams for the future.

The injustices endured by black Americans at the hands of their own government have no parallel in our history, not only during the period of slavery but also in the Jim Crow era that followed.

I am a very nonspiritual person.

I've worn stilettos since I was 12, so I have abused my feet to the point of no return.

Comedy is so fun. I don't know how these people can make movies and work on them for four months and they're these sob stories. I don't know how emotionally you get through that.

Brainpower is by far our scarcest resource.

In relations with many domestically weak countries, a radio transmitter can be a more effective form of pressure than a squadron B-52s.

You don't get anywhere without saying yes.