When Stories nestle in the body, soul comes forth.

Beauty appears when something is completely and absolutely and openly itself.

To follow Story is to understand the path of healing. Each of our stories is a universe. Each one of us is living a story. To discover its shape and essence is essential to soul making.

Creating art and creating ourselves are the same act; art, world, ourselves - these are continuous with one another.

Some people fear seeing or feeling anything about which there is no general agreement. For others, it is thrilling to be aware of innuendo, shading, complexity.

This is our grace: To be a note In the exact chord that animates creation.

For those who are intrigued by the multiplicity of reality and the unique possibilities of their own vision, the creative is the path they must pursue.

For those who do not wish to step away from consensus, the creative is useless at best; at worst, it is dangerous.

I'll tell you how to get up in the morning......watch for the dawn.

It's what we do for each other that heals.

The gods come to us in the forms we recognize.

Leaders live by reality and not by assumptions!

I do not object to retouching, dodging or accentuation as long as they do not interfere with the natural qualities of photographic technique.

Both my brothers became physicians and I, of course, wandered into a business where the undisciplined are welcome.

Paintings can make you cry and it's just **colored dirt**.

Shirley Chisholm is another one [political hero]. She was a dynamic speaker, and the first black woman to run for President.

I think we're all a lot more like our parents than we want to admit.

The arrogance that accompanies merit offends us even more than the arrogance of people who are lacking in merit: since merit itself offends us.

A leader who develops people adds; a leader who develops leaders multiplies.

We do not have to know how to forgive. All we have to do is be willing to forgive. The Universe will take care of the how.

There's only one requirement for enjoying God's grace: being broke . . . and knowing it.