One of the over-riding things for many who grow up in poverty is the simple desire to escape. I think it was sort of obvious to me that escape had to be through education.

All the leadership positions that I have had have one common denominator: none has required that I give up my science work.

You may avoid the risk of a car accident if you avoid driving, but you will lose the joy and freedom of driving.

They can admit the new world exists, dangerous and irresistible. Cosy is not what awakening youth wants. Safety is not what it wants. The material world is not what it wants either.

Joy, humor, and laughter should be part of everyone's spiritual life. They are gifts from God and help us enjoy creation.

I'm not a 9-to-5 woman who has the same kind of lifestyle for years on end. I couldn't do it.

We all have a stake in the battle against Ebola.

If you're asking me as the President, would I understand reality, I do.

One of the wonderful things about music these days is that it's less cliqueish.

As artists, we must learn to be self-nourishing. We must become alert enough to consciously replenish our creative resources as we draw on them.

We see the brightness of a new page where everything yet can happen.

Travel is a private pleasure, since it consists entirely of things felt and things seen.