I feel everyone is put here for a reason. Everyone has a calling. I always thought my real calling was to help other people.

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.

Sometimes it is only in our darkest hours that we show our true colours in life.

Only when you fail to express, have you experienced in totality. You become one with it!

Encouraging young people to believe in themselves and find their own voice whether it's through writing, drama or art is so important in giving young people a sense of self-worth.

Just because we are not Italian, does not mean we cannot appreciate Michelangelo, it is the same with cuisine.

We have the right to lie, but not about the heart of the matter.

There is not a power in Europe, no not even Bonaparte's that is so unlimited [as the British monarchy].

I just want to get the bad guys but if I can’t see them, I can’t shoot them.

Good architecture is necessary to give programs enough structure to be able to grow large without collapsing into a puddle of confusion.

When humanness is lost the radical difference between the bodies in the pit and people walking on the street is lost.

I just keep active - everything thats challenging me, everything that I feel like doing.