I was treated with a miracle drug, just like Lance Armstrong.

The question is what I wanted to do with the new life God has given me. This is the mission I want to take on.

The immediate, highest priority need, in my humble opinion, is that we build quickly the interim structures that can channel water away from population and businesses in the New Orleans area.

I think the industry finally gets it. They've lost the connection with the American public, and they've got to rebuild the trust with the American public.

Venice, Italy, survives 365 days out of every year in water; New Orleans can survive a few days of water if it has to.

Half of Louisiana is under water and the other half is under indictment.

Some 70 percent of Americans donated to Katrina victims.

Central and western Pennsylvania has one of the best workforces in the country and this will provide job training, new skills and additional resources for those trying to find a job.

I don't particularly like to go see 3D movies, but when I'm doing it I kind of do enjoy it. I enjoy seeing the image in 3D, there's a childhood fun about being able to see those dimensions.

I think luck gets you on to the stage. But it has nothing to do with keeping you there.

Slavery has as many shapes among us as there are things we need.

Books saved my sanity, knowledge opened the locked places in me and taught me first how to survive and then how to soar.

The first item I designed for a real person was when I was about 10 and I made my first item of clothing for myself.

I’ve always been very inspired by fashion. I’ve always been a big fan of style.

Search out the wisdom of nature, there is depth in all her doings; she seemeth prodigal of power, yet her rules are the maxims of frugality.

I believe that God has a plan, and it's your job to show up with an open heart.

My true friends have always given me that supreme proof of devotion, a spontaneous aversion for the man I loved.