Art Is In The Process Of Redefining

We Both Grew Up In The Atmosphere Of Struggle, Both Ossie And Me, ... I Come Out Of Harlem And Harlem Comes Out Of Me - Wailing Police Sirens And Street Parties, Rumors And Landlords, That Cultural, Spiritual Scene. And Ossie Came Up From The South, Where Struggle And Dying Were Part Of Everyday Life. That Is Who We Are.

I Don't Want To Have My Children Have To Get Dressed Up To Go Out To Say Good Morning And Deserve To Live Among Some Other People. I Want To Be Able To Be Free And Take For Granted That My Neighbors Like Me And I Like Them.

The Divorce Rate Would Be Lower If Instead Of Marrying For Better Or Worse People Would Marry For Good.

The Kind Of Beauty I Want Most Is The Hard-to-get Kind That Comes From Within - Strength, Courage, Dignity.

A Trustworthy Marriage Has Weathered Temptation And Anger And Jealousy, Resentment, Self-righteousness And A Little Bit Of Selfishness. When You Get Over And Get Through That, Then Maybe You Can See The Light To Love.