I just want to ease somebody's burden.

I knew the odds were against us ... but I knew I had to do something else.

I have a lot of energy. I knew the odds were against us but I knew I had to do something else because not only did I have my two children in college, but every other college child became my child.

Forgiveness is primarily for our own sake, so that we no longer carry the burden of resentment. But to forgive does not mean we will allow injustice again.

Nuclear waste is a heavy burden to lay on our children and their children and their children's children and their children's children's children and their children's children's children's children...

Anyone can carry his burden, however heavy, until nightfall. Anyone can do his work, however hard, for one day. Anyone can live sweetly, patiently, lovingly, purely, until the sun goes down. And this is all that life really means.