Some suggested over the weekend that it is wrong to expect Elian Gonzalez to live in a place that tolerates no dissent or freedom of political expression. They were talking about Miami.

Changing the world doesn't happen all at once. It isn't a big bang. It's an evolution, the sum of a billion tiny sparks. And some of those sparks will have to come from you.

Be fearless. Have the courage to take risks. Go where there are no guarantees.

Be bold, be humble, be brave, be resilient, be productive, be good, good to yourselves and good to each other. Be careful; be caring.

If I hear the word 'perky' again, I'll puke.

Sexism is so five minutes ago. I think for the most part, people accept that women are as competent as men.

Dig deep and believe in yourself and have the self-confidence you need to forge ahead.

I always say that I started in television when harassed was two words instead of one.

[I am enthusiastic about journalism because] it's a craft that can ... galvanize an often complacent citizenry, and make a difference.

The sooner you learn that life is not fair, the better off you'll be.

The person I enjoyed interviewing the most was Elmo from Sesame Street because he is so unpredictable and he is always eating my hair and my face.

God's grace is a gift just as life is a gracious breath.

Strength is wearing a smile even when you are wailing inside!

I am incognito

You have a faculty for defining the simplest in terms of the grandiose, so that a poor devil like me can't understand it.

Like I say, it depends on how you do rock-'n'-roll. If you do it right then I think people will appreciate it for what it is.

I am so weak that I can hardly write, I cannot read my Bible, I cannot even pray, I can only lie still in God's arms like a little child, and trust.

I'm done with men. I have a hamster. That's all I need.

In Russia, they say I'm a Pole, in Poland they call me Russian.

Everything that ever happened to me fell in my lap.

I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.