And "classically not beautiful" is a fancy term for saying ugly. And denouncing you. And erasing you.

You cannot live to please everyone else. You have to edify, educate and fulfill your own dreams and destiny.

They say the two most important days in a person's life were the day you were born and the day you discover why you were born.

Do not live someone else's life and someone else's idea of what womanhood is. Womanhood is you. Womanhood is everything that's inside of you.

When your passion and drive are bigger than your fears, you just dive.

When you pray, God puts people in your life to lead you when you cannot lead yourself.

You can't be hesitant about who you are.

Let me tell you something: The only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity. You cannot win an Emmy for roles that are simply not there.

I don’t want anyone putting any limits on me.

I don't have any time to stay up all night worrying about what someone who doesn't love me has to say about me.

All you really need to do is shift people just a tiny bit for change to happen. It doesn't have to be huge and humongous.

The world is sitting on a gold mine but knows it not.

Smart people that like good health spend several hours outdoors daily in the shade of trees.

Holding a loved one is something the soul remembers.

In an age of infinite digital documentation, paper was the last safe place for secrets.

Merit is better than miracles.

It's important to realize that we adopt not because we are rescuers. No. We adopt because we are rescued.

And indeed if you think you're a genius at something, what you achieve is very much according to your expectations; if you think you're no good, you're not going to get anywhere.

Too much trust is folly, in an imperfect world.

When I got sponsored, it symbolized a major change and a major shift in skateboarding.

Oddly enough, MS has made my life so much better than it was before. I now appreciate what I have and I am not running around like a rat in a maze.