I Never Intended To Be A Run-of-the-mill

There Is No Obstacle In The Path Of Young People Who Are Poor Or Members Of Minority Groups That Hard Work And Preparation Cannot Cure.

Just Remember The World Is Not A Playground But A Schoolroom. Life Is Not A Holiday But An Education. One Eternal Lesson For Us All: To Teach Us How Better We Should Love.

I Do Not Bring Any Professional Knowledge Of The Issue To Bear, But What I Do Bring To My Consideration Of Immigration Is A Deepened And Highly Sensitized Feeling With Those Persons Who Feel Alien In Our Country. I Can Feel The Strangeness They Feel Because It Is Something I Have Experienced In A Different Area.

The Arts, Instead Of Quaking Along The Periphery Of Our Policy Concerns, Must Push Boldly Into The Core Of Policy. The Arts Are A Response To Our Individuality And Our Nature And Help To Shape Our Identity. The Arts Are Not A Frill And Should Not Be Treated As Such. They Have The Potential To Become The Driving Force For Healing Division And Divisiveness.

How Do We Create A Harmonious Society Out Of So Many Kinds Of People? The Key Is Tolerance -- The One Value That Is Indispensable In Creating Community.