I paint as I want to with no holds barred. I am more contented lately than I have been for a long time about my work. But not dangerously so.
As a Christian, as an individual, as a doctor, I am absolutely opposed to the death penalty.
. . . black women have always found that in the social order of things we're the least likely to be believed--by anyone.
I feel that we can't educate children who are not healthy, and we can't keep them healthy if they're not educated. There has to be a marriage between health and education. You can't learn if your mind is full of unhealthy images from daily life and confusion about right and wrong.
You can't educate a child who isn't healthy, and you can't keep a child healthy who isn't educated.
It is often easier for our children to obtain a gun than it is to find a good school.
Health is more than absence of disease; it is about economics, education, environment, empowerment, and community. The health and well being of the people is critically dependent upon the health system that serves them. It must provide the best possible health with the least disparities and respond equally well to everyone.
I found myself within a forest dark, for the straightfoward pathway had been lost. Ah me! How hard a thing is to say, what was this forest savage, rough, and stern, which in the very thought renews the fear. So bitter is it, death is little more.
You know, we're the most undisciplined generation the world has ever knownhow many of you are disciplined? How many go to bed at the same time every night, get up every morning at the same time? How do you discipline your appetites, how do you discipline your tongue? We're the most weak, effeminate Christianity the world has ever had-no wonder nobody wants it. It has no strength, it has no character
To truly prepare for the unexpected, you've got to position yourself to keep a couple of options open so when the door of opportunity opens, you're close enough to squeeze through.
I like being employed, you know. That's my favorite kind of acting.