“I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw some things back.”

“I've learned that making a 'living' is not the same thing as 'making a life'.”

“I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone.People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.”

“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

“I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life.”

“I've learned that I still have a lot to learn.”

“Words are things. You must be careful, careful about calling people out of their names, using racial pejoratives and sexual pejoratives and all that ignorance. Don’t do that. Some day we’ll be able to measure the power of words. I think they are things. They get on the walls. They get in your wallpaper. They get in your rugs, in your upholstery, and your clothes, and finally in to you.”