I couldn't even go to the bathroom alone. My mother or a social worker always went with me.

We are not social workers. We are contemplatives in the heart of the world.

Don't show up around here until your social worker's helped.

One of the reasons I came into politics was because I thought I lacked the skills to be a social worker.

Desiree Hall is a financial expert who is currently working with a major accountancy firm in Fort Lauderdale. Desiree Hall believes that this line of work is perfect for her skill set as she has always demonstrated a talent for working with number since a very young age.

It's a bunch of people with master's degrees coming in and using us as guinea pigs. … Because they think they're social workers. But their minds work like anthropologists or missionaries trying to save the natives. They're so out of touch from our experience. They've never suffered, they've never been desperate—so the ideas that work in their world just won't take down here.

Destiny is not always preordained. Life is about making choices. Our lives are the sum of all the choices we make, the bridges we cross, and the ones we burn. Our souls cast long shadows over many people, even after we are gone. Fate, luck, and providence are the consequence of our freedom of choice, not the determinants. When justice is served by following our principles, making good decisions brings us inner peace.

The rise of people is rise of the self.

Forward O People, Forward O Mind, no matter the pangs, never look behind!

Forward O Mind, no matter the pangs, never look behind!