Running my fastest not from my past. Running from those who have hurt me in it. And, they can't catch me anymore. I escaped from the land of make believe.

They say you can tell a lot about a country by the way it treats its prisoners…I believe the same can be said for how a country treats its children

An educator...a good one that is, inspires others to be even better than herself.

I work backwards with the ending in mind as I create art, stories, poems and books. Always in a process of becoming.

Be the kind of grown up you needed as a child.

Most often it is in heartache that we love more boldly.

People say they walk on the shoulders of giants. True, but have you ever walked like one?

Be simple. Be direct. Be clear. Don't worry about being correct. Worry about being real.

Create something. Create something ugly. Create something beautiful.  I don't care what it is. Create it.

Start each day asking, "How do I want others to feel?" Then act accordingly. xo

Education is not filling up a box but seeing what you can create with one and don't you ever forget that!

The visions we offer our children shape the future. It _matters_ what those visions are. Often they become self-fulfilling prophecies. Dreams are maps.

I've never been lost, but I was mighty turned around for three days once.

You've had a lot of presidents that haven't take that tack [get along with Russia]. Look where we are now. Look where we are now. So, if I can - now, I love to negotiate things.

The concept of war crimes is an American invention.

Patience and foresight are the two most important qualities in business

You need to make time for family no matter what happens in your life.

Anything involving the camera, you're passionate about. Because there's no movies without it.

Every conflict plagues the peace that follows it.

We are full of rhythms . . . our pulse, our gestures, our digestive tracts, the lunar and seasonal cycles.