Big sisters and brothers... I am telling you, it never changes.

I'm convinced that we Black women possess a special indestructible strength that allows us to not only get down, but to get up, to get through, and to get over.

People do see me as sweet and innocent. Not to say that I am not those things. But I have other sides to me.

Competition is great. And as long as it's friendly and not a malicious thing, then I think it's cool.

I don't believe in luck. ... It's persistence, hard work, and not forgetting your dream.

I can be happy with who I am, not what I should be, or what I might have been, or what someone tells me I must be.

Believe in yourself. Have faith in yourself because no one else is going to.

It has taken me most of my adult life to come to terms with who I am. To do that, I had to break free of attitudes that brought me down.

In complete darkness we are all the same, it is only our knowledge and wisdom that separates us, don't let your eyes deceive you.

The greatest achievement to any human being is to love God, yourself, and others.

Every body type is different - that's what makes you unique. What makes you special is you, and you are different from the next person.

The best incentive for an artist are the harshest criticism

Through each crisis in my life, with acceptance and hope, in a single defining moment, I finally gained the courage to do things differently.

Fish rule the waters, but can be caught using worms.Birds rule the air, but can be caught using grain.

The right vision to a wrong person is like the right seed to wrong soil.

Without love, our earth is a tomb

Watching my dad, Ralph Lauren, design clothes when I was young, I was always inspired.

If you do something often enough, a ratio will appear

Always have your own opinion and belief.

I've imagined great victories, and I've imagined great races. The races are better.

The only fault's with time; All men become good creatures: but so slow!