"I took solace in my relationship with God who, along with my dog, was my best friend growing up." ― Lisa Bonet Topic(s): War More From Lisa Bonet "My mother, brave woman, lost her whole family when she decided to marry a black man in the ’60s. When the marriage fell apart, she had to come back to her family." "I have a desire to create more film, more beauty, more art, more love, but I don’t feel desperate. It’s not about creating or building a career." "I was literally the black sheep of the family, and there were definitely moments of discomfort while my grandmother was working through her racism." More In War "If you want to fight a war on drugs, sit down at your own kitchen table and talk to your own children."― Barry McCaffrey "When I was in the war, I was lucky that I was in a plane and never saw the carnage close-up."― George McGovern "The real estate agent had to go door-to-door in the apartment building we wanted to rent, asking if it was OK for this interracial family – my mom is white and I was a 1-year-old half-African kid – to live in the apartment building."― Tom Morello