For the kind of thing that we were showing, the budget was sufficient. As we were speaking of in Haiti, we had not done that before in exactly this form and we had to have costumes for it.

I used to want the words 'She tried' on my tombstone. Now I want 'She did it.'

I don't think Ed Sullivan had anything to do with Carib Song.

I always believed that if you set out to be successful, then you already were.

When you have faith in something, it’s your reason to be alive and to fight for it.

We weren't pushing Black is beautiful. We just showed it.

You dance because you have to. Dance is an essential part of life that has always been with me.

I wasn't concerned about the hardships because I always felt I was doing what I had to do, what I wanted to do and what I was destined to do.

In knowing how to overcome little things, a centimeter at a time, gradually when bigger things come, you're prepared.

A creative person has to #‎ create .

I really think that aside from admiring my talent you really admire me as a person and as a woman.

Life is a linear equation in which you can't cross multiply! If you think you can do it, you can do it. If you think you can't do it, you can't do it. It's a simple formula!

[Like they say, ] small world, but I wouldn't want to paint it.

Modern consumer life is a form of extreme passive violence against all people.

Simply put, the best revenge is to live an awesome life.

I believe my voice is pretty much the same. I've written 75 books, so I'm better at it now than I was earlier in my career

But we talk about issues, we talk about people, we talk about personalities. George is a very good reader of people, and he's very perceptive about people, and you know, that's fine.

Dont be a life spectator.. take the plunge.

The pattern of the narrative never of necessity wants to end, it never has to.

I was young - I was 20 years old. Now I have the gift of perspective and I feel pretty good about it.

I never really participated in specific sports or anything, but once I hit 40, I started to get a little bit more active and began swimming more.