I found out along the way that they like you a little imperfect.

Don't be afraid to feel as angry or as loving as you can, because when you feel nothing, it's just death.

Always be smarter than the people who hire you.

I'm me, and I'm like nobody else.

The best thing about living... Is the chance to keep on doing it!

My identity is very clear to me now, I am a black woman.

Nobody black or white who really believes in democracy can stand aside now; everybody's got to stand up and be counted.

You have to be taught to be second class; you're not born that way.

You wouldn't be allowed to get on a particular bus, but you'd be asked to sign your autograph.

You have to be taught to be second class; you're not born that way. But the slanting process is so subtle that you frequently don't realize how you're being slanted until very late in the game.

A little nepotism never hurt nobody, honey. If you got it, use it. Press on with it. Remind them of it.

Yoga is not a religion. It is a science, science of well-being, science of youthfulness, science of integrating body, mind and soul.

The prospect of being pleased tomorrow will never console me for the boredom of today.

Respect... is appreciation of the separateness of the other person, of the ways in which he or she is unique.

We're not all equal, it's simply not true. That isn't science.

In a correction, other people's stocks go down, in a bear market, your stocks go down.

The life of prayer is so great and various there is something in it for everyone. It is like a garden which grows everything, from alpines to potatoes.

They scream, they cry, they love, they support, they defend, they listen. My fans are everything.

But what is of great importance to me is observation of the movement of colors.

I know that I am one and I've made a living as an actor and I enjoy being an actor, but when I'm not actually doing it, I forget that I do it.