I don't make people bend over backwards, and I don't like that in people. I am definitely no diva.

If you want the rainbow you gotta put up with the rain.

The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.

Storms make trees take deeper roots.

I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb... and I also know that I'm not blonde.

It's a good thing I was born a girl, otherwise I'd be a drag queen.

If you don't like the road you're walking, start paving another one.

A peacock that rests on his feathers is just another turkey.

I'm on a seafood diet - I see food, I eat it.

I look just like the girls next door... if you happen to live next door to an amusement park.

We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.

Maturity: knowing where you're crazy, trying to warn others of the fact and striving to keep yourself under control.

What is most beautiful in virile men is something feminine what is most beautiful in feminine women is something masculine.

I want to bring softness and refinement to an urban, feminine wardrobe and to help the woman show her character and individuality through her unique clothes.

I love music more just in and of itself. I love harmony and rhythm.

It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching me, and I think that's pretty important.

When a man bores a woman, she complains. When a woman bores a man, he ignores her.

I hope to offend every reader.

I'll sue!" Ian sputtered. "I'll sue you AND the dog. And the country of South Korea. And...and..." "The landscape architect?" Natalie asked. "The landscape architect!" Ian shouted.

People don't want quarter-inch drills. They want quarter-inch holes.

We must never forget that Black History is American History. The achievements of African Americans have contributed to our nation's greatness.