We travel with the same clan over and over again, from one life to the next, until some ultimate purpose is fulfilled and we no longer need to return.

A mother isn’t the person who births you; it’s the person who rears you and shows you love.

Individually, every grain of sand brushing against my hands represents a story, an experience, and a block for me to build upon for the next generation.

Globalization by the way of McDonald’s and KFC has captured the hearts, the minds, and from what I can see through the window, the growing bellies of the folks here.

Hip-hop...has been the proverbial key that's opened the door for me to roam this breathtaking planet.

I wish she'd said something different, but patriarchy is as prevalent around the world as racism and xenophobia are. We can't hide from it, not even here.

Foisting an identity on people rather than allowing them the freedom and space to create their own is shady.

The truth is usually left for us to hunt and gather independently, if we are so inclined.

Are Latino-Americans white? Black? Other? Illegal aliens from Mars? Or are we the very face of America?

I have never bought into the idea that blood is thicker than water. Love and respect are meant to be earned from our children, our spouses, our families, and our friends.

Support and encouragement are found in the most unlikely places.

When you lose yourself in a book the hours grow wings and fly.

A happy family is but an earlier heaven.

They say if you outlaw guns, only outlaws will have guns. Well, those are precisely the people who need them!

The right way to play golf is to go up and hit the bloody thing.

The key to our transformation is simply this: the better we know ourselves the better equipped we will be to make our choices wisely.

I don't just look at the thing itself or at the reality itself; I look around the edges for those little askew moments-kind of like what makes up our lives-those slightly awkward, lovely moments.

Success is not permanent & failure is not fatal.

The highest standards of conduct must be met by everyone in the NFL because it is a privilege to represent the NFL, not a right.

There should be something revelatory about art. It should be totally creative and open doors for new thoughts and experiences.

We love those who know the worst of us and don't turn their face away.