The crisis is not an opportunity to change the character of Louisiana's political order. We must not use the crisis to turn Louisiana into a red state -- this is a rainbow state.

If you fall behind, run faster. Never give up, never surrender, and rise up against the odds.

When everyone is included, everyone wins.

Never look down on anybody unless you're helping him up.

Inclusion is not a matter of political correctness. It is the key to growth.

Your children need your presence more than your presents.

You may not be responsible for being down, but you must be responsible for getting up.

If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it.

Tears will get you sympathy, sweat will get you change.

Both tears and sweat are salty, but they render a different result. Tears will get you sympathy; sweat will get you change.

Our flag is read, white and blue, but our nation is a rainbown-red, yellow, brown, black and white - and we're all precious in God's sight.

You can't become a decent horseman until you fall off and get up again, a good number of times. There's life in a nutshell.

The only thing worse than not knowing where she belonged...was knowing where she didn't.

Your job is to preserve yourself, not to descend into their hole. It's a relief when you arrive at this place, the point of absurdity, because then you are free, you owe them nothing.

What are the "maximum" limits of acceptance of the term "intellectual"?

Greatness of spirit is accompanied by simplicity and sincerity.

Onstage, nothing is as important as truth, nothing. As soon as you lie, they know it.

The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government.

My music wouldn't sound the way it does if I hadn't had the experience of conducting.

The best way to reduce emissions and pollution is not through partisan political theater but through developing consensus on areas that will bring about effectual change.

Everyone, rich or poor, deserves a shelter for the soul.