Be patient and pray for God will make a way.

Encouragement is like water to the soul, it makes everything grow.

Greatness comes from the inside and once you believe you have it, it's yours to share with the world.

‪Fear should stop you for a moment so you can determine whether you're willing to sacrifice something to get you want.

We often don't realize the passing of years until we see them in a child.

Be so focused on believing that you can that it doesn't matter if anyone says you can't.

Behind every dreamer stands an army full of true believers.

If you can remember why you started, then you will know why you must continue.

You may bend, but you will not be broken.

People will have their opinions of you, but you must be able to distinguish theirs from yours.

Your greatest disappointment will often lead you to your greatest appointment.

Because a sound tree doesn't have bad roots, Amara. No enterprise of greatnessbegins with treachery, with lying to the people who trust and love you

It's up to you, not fate.

I came here knowing nobody. I worked clubs as a singer and even the doors a few times before I landed some TV roles.

Is it true that one travels in order to know mankind? It is easier to get to know other people at home, but abroad one gets to know oneself.

I think it's pathetic that women and men treat each other worse than we treat our pets. It's love or hate.

The book should act as a window to the word.

I worked hard learning harmony and theory when I was growing up in Chicago in the 1920s.

I enjoy just being me. I don't need to be Queen Latifah, the brand, 24 hours a day.

I like involved projects.

Zhang Yimou is always going to need young, pretty girls for his films. But I don't really concern myself with what Zhang Yimou's next starlet looks like.