Forget living a long life cause I don't see that happening with me living a life of misery, neglect, and pain. So I just want to die happy.

Faith is why I'm here today and faith is why I made it through.

You know my name, not my story. You've heard what I've done, but not what I've been through.

It's better to have a few faithful friends than numerous shallow friendships.

Holding on to the past will hold you down in life. Learn from it but move on.

I live to inspire, not start the fire.

Faith doesn't get you around problems in life and relationships, it gets you through it.

Thank you God for helping me to overcome the bad to live the good.

I rather now strive to reach rather than wait to receive!

You never know who's waiting for you and you never know when love is coming your way or who it might be. But let me just say, a healthy relationship requires SACRIFICE and DEDICATION.

Look for the heart in a man before you look at what he has.

The quickest way to rectify that mistake (choosing the wrong person) is by learning from that, moving on, and choosing much more wisely in the future.

I don't necessarily respect other people's religions, or any religion. But the people--I respect them, and I give them the honor they deserve, whatever they believe.

No writer need feel sorry for himself if he writes and enjoys the writing, even if he doesn’t get paid for it.

It would be impossible to be a woman in Western culture and not have your own issues about your image and what you look like.

I've been told I make a very good brew.

You lose a bit of control every time you insert hesitation into your speech.

It's an old - and true - cliche that VCs rarely actually say 'no' - more often they say 'maybe', or 'not right now', or 'my partners aren't sure', or 'that's interesting, let me think about it'

There's a certain group of people who are always going to dislike me and disagree with whatever I say.

I liked the piano. I always liked playing. I just hated homework.

What they forget is that, from Ancient Greece on, the people who returned from battle were either dead on their shields or stronger, despite and because of their scars.