“When you've worked hard, and done well, and walked through that doorway of opportunity, you do not slam it shut behind you. You reach back, and you give other people the same chances that helped you succeed.”— Valerie Jarrett
“The essence of leadership is not to find followers, but to develop more leaders.”— Walter F. Ulmer Jr.
“Most artists are brought to their vocation when their own nascent gifts are awakened by the work of a master.”— James A. Michener
“Roger Ebert was a mentor, a friend, and the best damn film critic who ever lived.”— Richard Roeper
“Frank Zappa taught me that you could be serious about your music without taking yourself too seriously.”— George Duke