Schools should serve breakfast, lunch and an afternoon snack. No sugared drinks, no fast type food.

Deal with yourself as a individual, worthy of respect and make everyone else deal with you the same way.

She knows who she is, because she knows who she isn't.

Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to the error that counts.

The only way you can grow is to let yourself make mistakes and create contradictions. As we learn new things, some of our old attitudes will change.

We are strong enough to stand tall tearlessly, we are brave enough to bend to cry, and we are sad enough to know that we must laugh again.

We have a world to conquer...one person at a time...starting with ourselves.

I want to be clear about this. If you wrote from experience, you'd get maybe one book, maybe three poems. Writers write from empathy.

We love because it's the only true adventure.

You must be unintimidated by your own thoughts.

Once you know who you are, you don't have to worry anymore.

Grace is freely given by God, in sacred moment of salvation.

Its not about what we take with us when we die, Its about what we leave behind.

Encourage yourself, believe in yourself, and love yourself. Never doubt who you are.

A walk down 14th street is more amazing than any masterpiece of art.

Don't give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.

I had someone tell me I fell off, ooh I needed that.

Be a father first. Don't put a priority of being a friend with your wife first, or a friend with your kids first.

Recovery can only take place within the context of relationships; it cannot occur in isolation.

I am being tried for fighting for the right of my people, who are still second-class citizens in this United States of America.

I wish I were strong enough to ignore what others say, but experience tells me I often can't. Allowing myself to feel upset, even really upset, and then move on - that's something I can do.