Finally, the complexities of black relationships are being portrayed in television and film.

For some women, a man is their whole meal. For me, life is a full meal and a man is just the hot sauce. If a man wants to be my whole meal, I say, 'That's nice, baby, but right now, I'm already full.

I'm unable to ignore the gift that God gave me, so I'm going to sing.

It helps if you really enjoy your jobs. If you don't, then just think about the money.

It's definitely an exciting time to be an actress.

Assad: 'I have written it just down here.'He Pointed to a number of Arabic symbols that could just as well have meant it was going to snow in the Lofoten Islands in the morning.

A man often runs the risk of throwing away a witticism if he admits that it is his own.

What played to what had been a relative weakness for us-this was exploding overseas as well, and we had to scramble to mount some reach and get into places and be competitive on the ground.

The first dream I had was just to get a college education. I got through college in three years, taking extra classes in summer school.

Do the dead frighten you?

You can have children and love them with all your heart and soul, and love your family, and it's still OK to have a fire in you. That doesn't have anything to do with your family.

One of the most powerful energies you can ever experience is gratitude.

I can't say, 'It doesn't matter if you win or lose.' It's not true. You go in to win.

Like the birds of the sea, men come from the ocean-the ocean of the soul. How could this bird, born from that sea, make his dwelling here?

You needed a new pancreas. The one we bought for you frees you from a dangerous dependency.” “Thanks, but I was enjoying that dependency.