Marian Anderson

As long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down, so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.

The minute a person whose word means a great deal to others dare to take the open-hearted and courageous way, many others follow.

Fear is a disease that eats away at logic and makes man inhuman.

Jessica Jackley has a gift for making people want to fork over their cash. To total strangers. Far, far away.

My style is Edie Sedgwick meets Grace Jones, or Audrey Hepburn meets Salt 'n' Pepa. Strong and feisty but still classic.

Before I die, I will preach to the Muslims in the Arab world. I will preach in Egypt, Lebanon, Syria and Iran. I will preach in Tehran. I will do it under the umbrella of God. And see its impact.