I don't find myself sexy.

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.

God's big enough that small doesn't matter.

There is beauty in everything, Just not everybody sees it

I don't believe in the concept of a soul mate. Because we are all unique, but we're also simply too similar.

With humor, it’s so subjective that trying to think of what the ideal reader would think would drive you crazy.

Literature is not a sack race. There aren't real winners and losers in the Republic of Letters.

Survivor Series is something that was very surreal to me to be a part of, but now, I just want to do it again.

Going to the golf course every day for work? That's a good job.

You shouldn't make fun of people who have issues.

I was always trying to find the balance between trying my best and being an incredible parent. I literally realized that it was chaos - but it was happy chaos.

A wait-and-see policy may mean waiting until it is too late.