"A successful marriage is a decision. You decide it's going to work. You can't always be there, but you have to be there enough. And you have to make sure you are where you're needed most."

"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."

"Rise to the occassion which is life!"

"The trick is to enjoy life. Don't wish away your days, waiting for better ones ahead."

"The Very first moment I beheld him, my heart was irrevocably gone."

"Nobody minds having what is too good for them."