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

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

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.

My work has been much more Caribbean and eclectic. I am interested in people, and where they come from happens to have fallen within an area of Africa.

Screw fairy tales. My life was way more interesting.

It had never occurred to him until then to think that literature was the best plaything that had ever been invented to make fun of people...

I know I learn a lot from the students in my class and I'm not just saying that to sound like some generous teacher.

We have concerns whenever we see people who have large stockpiles of weapons, or appear to be in the process of accumulating weapons and ammunition.

Leadership isn't just legislation, that it's a matter of persuading people and giving them confidence, and bringing them together and setting a tone.

She had more curves than a scenic railway

A gun is a necessity. Who knows if you're walking down a street and you spot a moose?

Why were you feeling low? Why does anyone? It creeps up on you from time to time.

If I had to do my life over, I would change every single thing I have done.

You cannot out-train bad nutrition. It's impossible.