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.

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

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.

For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.

We have friends in Italy who have these old stoves, and they turn out the most beautiful food. All you really need is time, the best ingredients, and love.

It is a paradox that as we reach out prime, we also see there is a place where it finishes.

I'm a woman who wants her chocolate.

No one starts playing my kind of music to make a fortune. But I do want to keep doing what I do and I do want to continue selling records. And I would, eventually, quite like some money.

You could either go the traditional way or the other way. I went the other way.

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I have loved books all my life. There is nothing more beautiful in our material world than the book.

As a child I was the best tree climber in our neighbourhood, I was like a little monkey. I've never been afraid of hurting myself or a little physical discomfort.