I do not have a child and all allegations saying so are false.

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.

Belief is half of healing.

It's not about what we take with us when we die, it's about what we leave behind

Oh how quickly the world's glory passes away.

Prepare for death, if here at night you roam, and sign your will before you sup from home.

Get used to me, I am not getting used to anyone.

Texas is as odd as it is vast.

Eight Hours For What We Will is a major contribution to modern American working-class history and to the history of a changing American popular and mass culture.

The time it takes to get something done is the time it takes.

Wherever there is water there is someone drowning.

Insanity is repeating the same actions and expecting different results.