"I have a private plane. But I fly commercial when I go to environmental conferences."

"A visionary sees the unseen and knows the beauty of life is found in its imperfections."

"To know when to speak and when to listen is the hallmark of genuine discernment."

"Ethics is not a doctrine written in marble, but a daily standard lived in conscience — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"To study the abnormal is the best way of understanding the normal."

"My mom grew up in poverty in Oklahoma - like Dust Bowl, nine people in one room kind of place - and the way she got out of poverty was through education. My dad grew up without a dad, with very little and he also made his way out through education."

"Segregation has no place in the education system."

"Becoming emancipated at 14, my life wasn't normal. I didn't have to go to school, so I didn't. I was rebellious by nature. I spent my 20s focusing on my company, Flower Films, and producing movies. Now that I'm almost 30, I would like to try other things in lie. I'm crazy about photography, and I want to take an art history class."