"Twenty years ago, I wrote a book called 'It Takes a Village.' And a lot of people looked at the title and asked, 'What the heck do you mean by that?' This is what I mean. None of us can raise a family, build a business, heal a community or lift a country totally alone."

"To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow."

"I have to be alone very often. I'd be quite happy if I spent from Saturday night until Monday morning alone in my apartment. That's how I refuel."

"I may not always be offered work, but I'll always have my family."

"Only the absolutely determined people succeed."

"Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!"