I learned how to sign because when I was growing up in California in order to get into college you needed two semesters of language to get into a University of California school.

When I meet large women who walk with confidence and are articulate and really have an understanding of how they walk in this world, I love them so deeply for being able to overcome such unbelievable odds.

One of my earliest memories is of my father carrying me in one arm with a picket sign in the other.

I placed over a thousand deaf people in jobs throughout my career working for the deaf.

If you cannot find peace within yourself, you will never find it anywhere else.

From the Book of Mormon, we learn how disciples of Christ live in times of war.

Africa the continent is not just what we see on the news. It's... not AIDS, and it's not just war and poverty. It's so much more. It's an abundant continent, and Botswana is an abundant place.

I have long been an advocate for peace and human rights in Canada and around the globe.