"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."

"A thousand years ago, everybody knew the Earth was the center of the universe. Five hundred years ago, they knew the Earth was flat. Fifteen minutes ago, you knew we humans were alone on it. Imagine what you'll know tomorrow."

"Take care of the small circle around you. When you have succeeded with them, then move outwards, one small step at a time."

"To love is to burn, to be on fire."

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

"Love is action. It isn't just talk, and it never was."